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Krokom Municipality

Coordinates: 63°19′N 14°30′E / 63.317°N 14.500°E / 63.317; 14.500
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Krokom Municipality
Krokoms kommun
Coat of arms of Krokom Municipality
CountrySweden
CountyJämtland County
SeatKrokom
Area
 • Total
6,812.75 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]
 • Total
15,595
 • 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
View from Hällberget in Offerdal.

Krokom Municipality (Template:Lang-sv) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Krokom.

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]

# Locality Population
1 Krokom 2,087
2 Ås 1,097
3 Nälden 881
4 Föllinge 509
5 Dvärsätt 437
5 Östersund (part of) 437
7 Änge 387
8 Aspås 352
9 Trångsviken 269
10 Vaplan 259
11 Ytterån 203

The municipal seat in bold

Villages

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Krokom Municipality:

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

63°19′N 14°30′E / 63.317°N 14.500°E / 63.317; 14.500