Jämtland County

Coordinates: 63°16′59″N 14°14′18″E / 63.283062°N 14.238281°E / 63.283062; 14.238281
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This article is about the administrative county. For Riksdag constituency, see Jämtland County (Riksdag constituency).
Jämtland County
Jämtlands län (
Southern Sami)
County of Sweden
Flag of Jämtland County
Flag
Coat of arms of Jämtland County
Coat of arms
Jämtland County in Sweden
Jämtland County in Sweden
Location map of Jämtland County in Sweden
Location map of Jämtland County in Sweden
Coordinates: 63°21′N 14°24′E / 63.35°N 14.4°E / 63.35; 14.4
CountrySweden
Founded1810
CapitalÖstersund
Municipalities
8
Government
 • GovernorMarita Ljung
 • CouncilJämtlands Läns Landsting
Area
 • Total49,341.2 km2 (19,050.7 sq mi)
Population
 (September 30, 2017)
NUTS Region
SE322
Websitewww.z.lst.se

Jämtland County (

administrative board, as appointed by the Swedish government, has been Marita Ljung since 2021.[3]

The county was established in 1810, at which time it consisted only of the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen, which is why the coat of arms is a shield parted per fess with their provincial arms. King Carl XVI Gustaf is occasionally referred to as Duke of Jämtland after his title of king.

Province

For history, geography and culture, see Jämtland and Härjedalen.

Jämtland County consists of primarily the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen, though minor parts of

Lapland and Dalarna
.

Administration

The main aim of the

List of Jämtland Governors
.

Demography

Jämtland County is sparsely populated and more than one third of the population live on the

countryside, making Jämtland County the second largest rural region in Sweden, after Gotland County, though a majority of the population live in the rather densely populated region surrounding lake Storsjön
, commonly called Storsjöbygden, "the Storsjö district/countryside".

Politics

The county is dominated by the

county council is red-green and the Social Democrats receive three out of five mandates to the Riksdag
.

After the Swedish county council election in 2018, the following political parties are represented in the Jämtland county council (Swedish: Region Jämtland Härjedalen):[4]

Party Seats Votes %
Social Democrats 18 26,278 31.40%
Centre Party 11 17,088 20.42%
Moderate Party 8 12,602 15.06%
Sweden Democrats 5 7,835 9.36%
Left Party 5 7,047 8.42%
Christian Democrats 4 6,147 7.34%
Liberals 2 2,907 3.47%
Green Party 2 2,894 3.46%
Others - 901 1.08%
Total 55 83,699 100%
Turnout 85,721 83.95%

Riksdag elections

The table details all Riksdag election results of Jämtland County since the unicameral era began in 1970. The blocs denote which party would support the Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards the end of the elected parliament.

Year Turnout Votes V
S
 MP C L KD M SD NyD Left Right
1970[5] 86.8 80,319 3.2 49.7 24.6 11.5 1.7 8.8 53.0 44.8
1973[6] 89.5 86,774 4.2 48.2 30.4 7.3 1.5 8.0 52.3 45.7
1976[7] 90.4 91,474 3.8 47.9 31.7 7.0 1.3 7.9 51.7 46.6
1979[8] 89.0 91,048 4.5 50.4 26.2 6.2 1.4 10.8 54.9 43.2
1982[9] 90.0 92,758 4.6 52.0 1.6 22.6 3.9 1.5 13.6 56.6 40.1
1985[10] 88.3 91,793 4.6 51.3 1.4 19.7 9.2 13.6 55.9 42.5
1988[11] 84.2 86,513 5.5 50.0 5.0 18.2 8.7 1.9 10.5 60.5 37.4
1991[12] 84.7 87,337 4.6 44.9 3.3 16.8 6.7 4.6 13.3 5.0 49.5 41.5
1994[13] 85.6 88,488 6.8 51.3 5.8 15.0 4.5 2.4 13.0 0.5 63.9 34.8
1998[14] 80.5 81,025 15.2 41.3 5.7 12.1 2.8 7.6 13.8 62.1 36.3
2002[15] 77.8 76,865 11.0 44.6 5.2 15.2 7.2 5.0 9.9 0.3 60.7 37.4
2006[16] 79.8 78,018 8.3 40.2 5.0 16.8 4.1 3.7 17.6 1.6 53.5 42.3
2010[17] 83.1 81,936 6.5 40.3 6.5 12.8 3.9 2.9 22.2 3.8 53.3 41.7
2014[18] 85.3 83,714 6.3 39.8 5.7 11.3 2.8 2.5 17.3 11.0 51.7 34.0
2018[19] 87.1 85,223 8.4 33.6 3.6 15.4 2.9 4.8 14.3 15.6 61.0 37.6
2022[20] 85.0 86,118 5.6 36.1 5.0 9.1 2.6 5.4 14.8 20.1 55.8 42.9

Governors

Main article: List of governors of Jämtland County

Municipalities

Location of Jämtland Municipalities
Location of Jämtland Municipalities
Main page: Municipalities of Jämtland County

In Härjedalen Province:

In Jämtland Province:

Localities by population (2010)

Pos Locality Population
1 Östersund 44,327
2 Brunflo 3,890
3 Strömsund 3,589
4 Sveg 2,547
5 Krokom 2,277
6 Bräcke 1,651
7 Åre 1,417
8 Järpen 1,408
9
Ås
 1,218
10 Hammarstrand 1,052
11 Lit 1,040
12 Svenstavik 1,004

[21]

Demographics

Foreign background

SCB have collected statistics on backgrounds of residents since 2002. These tables consist of all who have two foreign-born parents or are born abroad themselves.[22]
The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone.

Location 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2019
Berg 2.4 3.7 5.6 7.9 10.3 10.1
Bräcke 5.1 7.1 9.1 11.4 14.2 13.9
Härjedalen 5.1 5.6 7.4 9.6 12.8 12.9
Krokom 4.3 5.1 5.9 7.2 8.7 8.8
Ragunda 4.8 5.5 7.3 10.8 13.7 13.5
Strömsund 4.0 5.6 8.4 11.2 13.5 13.8
Åre 5.7 6.2 7.4 9.9 14.8 14.7
Östersund 5.1 6.1 7.1 8.7 11.1 11.8
Total 4.8 5.8 7.2 9.1 11.7 12.0
Source: SCB [22]

Heraldry

The arms for the County of Jämtland is a combination of the arms of Jämtland and Härjedalen. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board. Blazon: "Parted per fess, the arms of Jämtland and the arms of Härjedalen."

References and notes

  1. ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 september 2017 och befolkningsförändringar 1 juli–30 september 2017. Totalt". Statistics Sweden. 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  2. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  3. ^ "The King holds audiences with new county governors". Swedish Royal Court. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Val till landstingsfullmäktige i Jämtlands län - Valda 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  5. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1970" (PDF). SCB. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1982)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1988)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  15. Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original
    on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  16. Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original
    on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Röster - Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Röster - Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  19. Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original
    on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Valpresentation". resultat.val.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  21. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-02-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  22. ^
    SCB
    . Retrieved 11 August 2020.

See also

  • Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
    before his accession to the throne.
  • Jamtlandic

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Jämtland County.

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