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Strömsund Municipality
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Strömsund Municipality |
| native_name | Strömsunds kommun |
| native_name_lang | sv |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | Strömsund seen from the church tower.jpg |
| image_shield | Strömsund vapen.svg |
| shield_size | 120x80px |
| image_map | Strömsund Municipality in Jämtland County.png |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Sweden |
| subdivision_type1 | County |
| subdivision_name1 | Jämtland County |
| seat_type | Seat |
| seat | Strömsund |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | |
| area_land_km2 | |
| area_water_km2 | |
| area_note | Area as of . |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | |
| population_as_of | |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +1 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +2 |
| blank_name_sec1 | Province |
| blank_info_sec1 | Jämtland and Ångermanland |
| blank1_name_sec1 | Municipal code |
| blank1_info_sec1 | 2313 |
| iso_code | SE |
| website | www.stromsund.se |
Strömsund Municipality (; ) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Strömsund.
The nearest larger city is Östersund, the provincial capital of Jämtland, which is located approximately 100 km to the south.
History
Strömsund Municipality was formed in 1974 through the amalgamation of the former municipalities of Fjällsjö, Frostviken, Hammerdal and Ström. The most populous locality in the area, Strömsund, was chosen as administrative centre, and it also gave its name to the new entity.
Geography
With an area of roughly 12,000 km2, it is the sixth largest in Sweden, and one of the most sparsely populated. The town Strömsund has a municipal population of about 3,500 and is located on the slopes of Ströms vattudal, the river that flows through the town. Among locals, the town itself is usually referred to as Ström or Flata (a reference to the flack slope on which the central parts of the town is built).
Localities
There are seven localities (or urban areas) in Strömsund Municipality:
| # | Locality | Population | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strömsund | 3,516 | |
| 2 | Hammerdal | 996 | |
| 3 | Hoting | 749 | Was prior to 1974 part of Västernorrland and is part of the Ångermanland frontier region. |
| 4 | Backe | 625 | Was prior to 1974 part of Västernorrland and is part of the Ångermanland frontier region. |
| 5 | Gäddede | 456 | |
| 6 | Rossön | 400 | Was prior to 1974 part of Västernorrland and is part of the Ångermanland frontier region. |
| 7 | Näsviken | 221 |
The municipal seat in bold
Demographics
This is a demographic table based on Strömsund Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.
In total there were 11,458 residents, including 8,831 Swedish citizens of voting age. 52.2% voted for the left coalition and 46.6% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
| Location | Swedish Social Democratic Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" | Moderate Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" | % | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backe | 1,268 | 1,029 | 51.3 | 48.0 | ||
| Gäddede | 786 | 610 | 51.8 | 46.7 | ||
| Hammerdal | 2,368 | 1,834 | 51.2 | 48.2 | ||
| Hoting | 828 | 637 | 50.4 | 48.8 | ||
| Kyrktåsjö-Norråker | 615 | 514 | 51.1 | 47.3 | ||
| Näsviken | 788 | 621 | 51.5 | 47.0 | ||
| Strömsund | 1,641 | 1,089 | 57.9 | 41.0 | ||
| Västra Bredgård | 1,665 | 1,299 | 55.5 | 43.0 | ||
| Östra Bredgård | 1,499 | 1,198 | 49.4 | 49.4 | ||
| Source: SVT |
Economy
Forest industry has traditionally been an important industry, but today tourism also has an important part. Like the rest of Jämtland, nature is what attracts visitors, with its blend of forests, mountains, lakes and rivers.
The two most visited sights are Hembygdsgården in Strömsund (16,000 visitors) and Hällingsåfallet (12,000 visitors).
Another popular site is the cave Korallgrottan.
References
References
- [http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01A/Tatorternami0810tab1en.xls Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005]
- [http://www.xn--fjllsj-cua2m.nu/historia.php History of Fjällsjö]: (Swedish description)År 1971 fördes Bodums, Fjällsjö samt Tåsjö församlingar över från Västernorrlands län till Jämtlands län och inkorporerades därvid med Strömsunds kommun.
- (11 September 2022). "Valresultat 2022 för Strömsund i riksdagsvalet". [[Swedish Television.
- [http://www.stromsund.se/414.html Official site] {{in lang. sv
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