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Jokkmokk Municipality is a Swedish municipality in northern Sweden where the town Jokkmokk is seat with 3,200 inhabitants. The name is Sami language for the words "river" and "creek", because the town is situated in a river creek. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (366x854, 19 KB) Location of Jokkmokk Municipality in Sweden Design and colours created by me. ...
The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ...
There are 290 municipalities in Sweden. ...
A county, or län, is an administrative and political subdivision of Sweden. ...
Norrbotten County (Norrbottens län) is a Swedish county or län in the extreme north of Sweden. ...
The provinces or landskap were the subdivisions of Sweden until 1634, when they were replaced by the counties of Sweden (län). ...
Lappland is the name of a geographical region in Sweden and Finland which can refer to: Laponia, or Lappland - a historical Province of Sweden and Finland Lapland, or Lappi/Lappland - a current Province and Region of Finland Part of Norrbotten County or Norrbottens län - a current County of Sweden...
This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the land area as of 2005. ...
This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the land area as of 2005. ...
This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the population size as of 2005. ...
This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the population density using the land area, as of 2005. ...
The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ...
Sami is a general name for a group of Finno-Ugric languages spoken in parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, in Northern Europe. ...
Geography
The municipality has an area of 17,735km² (slightly larger than Hawaii), and is with that Sweden's second largest. It is situated in the Scandinavian mountain range in the Swedish Lapland and is sparsely populated. A large part of the area has been the habitat of reindeer herding Sami people for thousands of years and has for that reason been protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, under the name Laponian area. The largely untouched nature is popular with outdoorsy people =) This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...
The Scandinavian Mountains, or Skanderna, Kölen or Fjällen, are a mountain range that runs through the Scandinavian Peninsula. ...
Swedish Lappland is a Swedish province in northernmost Sweden. ...
Binomial name Rangifer tarandus (Linnaeus, 1758) Reindeer map The reindeer, known as caribou when wild in North America, is an Arctic and Subarctic-dwelling deer (Rangifer tarandus). ...
Map of the Sami people. ...
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ...
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State...
The Laponian area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the province of Laponia in northern Sweden. ...
History The name Jokkmokk is present in the Jokkmokk Lapland Court District, a historical jurisdiction. When the municipality was given its current borders in 1971, it municipal arms were made to depicts the hydro plants, the key of Luleå (to which Jokkmokk belonged until 1673), and the typical Sami people hammers. Jokkmokk Lapland Court District, or Jokkmokk lappmarks tingslag, was a district of Laponia in Sweden. ...
A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ...
Luleå ( , ), in Lule sami, Luleju, is a Swedish city in Norrbotten in northern Sweden, situated at . ...
Map of the Sami people. ...
Other attractions
 Jokkmokks famous Winter Market Jokkmokk is known for its Sami market held the first weekend every February. This market has been held for 400 consecutive years and celebrated that fact in 2005. Jokkmokk is also home to two of the most well-known national parks in Sweden - Sarek and Padjelanta. Apart from these national parks it also has widespread areas of largely untouched wilderness. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 639 KB) Summary Photo of Jokkmokk Wintermarket, February 2005. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 639 KB) Summary Photo of Jokkmokk Wintermarket, February 2005. ...
Map of the Sami people. ...
Looking down People walking in snow The Sarek National Park is a national park in Jokkmokk Municipality, in the province Lappland in northern Sweden. ...
Municipal towns Population figures from 2000 - Jokkmokk 3,201
- Vuollerim 841
- Porjus 325
Small town with a population of approx. ...
See also To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 10,000 km² and 100,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ...
External links - Jokkmokk - Official site
- Tourist information
- Jokkmokk.biz - Local community blog with articles, news, photos and event guides.
- Vuollerim - Official website of the town Vuollerim, 46 kilometers southeast of Jokkmokk.
- Porjus - Official website of the town Porjus (called "The gate to Laponia", 43 kilometers north of Jokkmokk.
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The Laponian area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the province of Laponia in northern Sweden. ...
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