Krokom Municipality

municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden

Key facts

Country: Sweden
County: Jämtland County
Seat: Krokom
Total: 6,812.75 km (2,630.42 sq mi)
Land: 6,155.18 km (2,376.53 sq mi)
Water: 657.57 km (253.89 sq mi)
Density: 2.5526/km (6.6113/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+1 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+2 ( CEST )
Iso 3166 code: SE
Province: Jämtland
Website: www.krokom.se

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Krokom Municipality (Swedish: Krokoms kommun, Southern Sami: Krokomen tjïelte) 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.