Krokom Municipality

Krokom Municipality (Swedish: Krokoms kommun, Southern Sami: Krokomen tjïelte) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Krokom.

Krokom Municipality
Krokoms kommun
Municipality
Krokom town hall
Krokom town hall
Coat of arms of Krokom Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 63°19′N 14°30′E
CountrySweden
CountyJämtland County
SeatKrokom
Area
[1]
 • Total6,812.75 km2 (2,630.42 sq mi)
 • Land6,155.18 km2 (2,376.53 sq mi)
 • Water657.57 km2 (253.89 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total15,595
 • Density2.3/km2 (5.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceJämtland
Municipal code2309
Websitewww.krokom.se

The present municipality was formed in 1974, when the former municipalities of Alsen, Föllinge, Offerdal and Rödön were amalgamated. The number of original local government entities in the area is nine, and amalgamations had also taken place in 1952 and 1969.

Localities

There are eleven localities (or urban areas) in Krokom Municipality:[3]

#LocalityPopulation
1Krokom2,087
2Ås1,097
3Nälden881
4Föllinge509
5Dvärsätt437
5Östersund (part of)437
7Änge387
8Aspås352
9Trångsviken269
10Vaplan259
11Ytterån203

The municipal seat is shown in bold

View from Hällberget in Offerdal.

Villages
  • Flykälen
  • Kaxås
  • Rönnöfors

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Krokom Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[4]

In total there were 11,366 Swedish citizens of voting age resident in the municipality.[4] 54.0% voted for the left coalition and 44.8% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Krokom Municipality:

  • Alsens IF
  • Ås IF

References
  1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
  4. "Valresultat 2022 för Krokom i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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