Jokkmokk (municipality)

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Jokkmokk municipality
Coat of arms of the Jokkmokk municipality Location of the Jokkmokk municipality
coat of arms Location in Norrbotten County
State : Sweden
Province (län): Norrbotten County
Historical Province (landskap): Lapland
Main place: Jokkmokk
SCB code: 2510
Residents : 4923 (December 31, 2019)
Area : 19,334.4 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density : 0.3 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.jokkmokk.se
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Coordinates: 66 ° 36 ′  N , 19 ° 50 ′  E Jokkmokk is a municipality ( Swedish commun ) in the northern Swedish province of Norrbotten County and the historic province of Lapland .

The main town of the municipality is Jokkmokk (in Lulesami Jåhkåmåhkke or Dálvvadis , North Sami Johkamohkk ). Other localities include Puottaure , Kvikkjokk , Kåbdalis , Murjek , Porjus and Vuollerim . Jokkmokk is known for the winter market , which has been held every February since 1605. The world's longest cross-country skiing, the Nordenskiöldslopp, has also been taking place in Jokkmokk since 2016 .

Jokkmokk belongs to the heartland of the Sami , the indigenous people of northern Scandinavia . According to estimates by the Sami Council of Sweden, the municipality has the largest proportion of members of this ethnic group in Sweden, with a population of around 20% . In Jokkmokk is the Swedish Mountain and Samemuseum Ájtte , a Sami training center and a foundation for Sami handicrafts ( Sámi Duodji Jokkmokk) .

geography

With an area of ​​19,334 km², the municipality is only slightly smaller than Saxony and the second largest municipality in Sweden. It extends from the Norwegian border about 200 kilometers along the two rivers Lilla Luleälven and Stora Luleälven, which merge at Vuollerim to form Lule älv , to the southeast.

In the Scandinavian Mountains , which take up a little more than a third of the municipality's area, there are the national parks Stora Sjöfallet , Padjelanta and Sarek , where bears and golden eagles can be observed. In the Skanden foothills about 20 kilometers northeast of Jokkmokk is the Muddus National Park with extensive wetlands and coniferous jungle .

The European route 45 , the so-called Inlandsväg , runs through the municipality from Gothenburg to Karesuando .

economy

Important sectors in Jokkmokk are the public sector including health services, care and schooling, construction, forestry and agriculture (including reindeer herding ). Tourism is also of growing importance, including the winter market and the Nordenskiöldslauf. The most important employers in the municipality in 2019 were the municipality of Jokkmokk with 525 employees and Vattenfall Vattenkraft AB with 125 employees. There are 11 hydropower plants in the municipality, which with an annual production of 11–12 TWh provide about 1/6 of the electricity produced from hydropower in Sweden.

Attractions

Laitaure Rapadalen in the Sarek National Park

Apart from the main town Jokkmokk, Kvikkjokk is a well-visited place, from which several hiking trails lead into the national parks . Sweden's largest hydroelectric power station, Harsprånget, is located at Stora Luleälven, 10 kilometers south of Porjus. It has a drop of 107 meters and can be viewed daily in summer. A 6,000 year old Stone Age settlement was discovered near Vuollerim in 1983 .

Web links

Commons : Jokkmokk Municipality  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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  1. ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
  2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)
  3. ↑ Ortnamn lulesamiskt område. Retrieved August 23, 2020 (Swedish).
  4. ↑ Statistics Jokkmokk municipality. Retrieved August 23, 2020 (Swedish).
  5. ↑ Kommunens 15 största arbetsgivare - Regionfakta. Retrieved on August 23, 2020 (sv-se).
  6. ↑ vattenkraft.info - Vattenkraften i Sverige. Retrieved August 23, 2020 .
  7. ↑ El production. Retrieved August 23, 2020 (Swedish).