Jokkmokk Municipality (, , , ) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Jokkmokk.
The name Jokkmokk is Sami for the words "river" and "bend", since the town is situated close to a bend in the nearby river.
The municipality is the second largest in area of all Swedish municipalities and is, with an area of 19,477 km<sup>2</sup> (approximately 7,520 square miles) slightly smaller than Slovenia or the US state of New Jersey. It has never been amalgamated with another entity, having been that large ever since municipalities were established in Sweden in 1863.
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, its municipal coat of arms were made to depict the hydro plant, the symbol of Luleå (to which Jokkmokk belonged until 1673), and the traditional Sami hammers.
Geography
The municipality is situated in the Scandinavian Mountains in 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 Laponian area is roughly divided into the eastern flatlands and the western mountainous region. There are several well-structured and well-maintained starting locations for those interested in experiencing the majestic wilderness. For instance, the Kvikkjokk basecamp provides excursions and has a high quality hostel.
Due to the northern location, the aurora borealis can be experienced all through winter (November to March), and the midnight sun can be experienced during June and July.
The Lule River and the Lesser Lule River flows through the district. The rivers are heavily regulated for hydroelectricity, most of all in Sweden. 6 of the 10 largest hydroelectric plants are located in the area. This includes the 977 MW Harsprånget, the 480 MW Porjus, and the 460 MW Messaure. There's a total of 11 hydroelectric plants in the area, 9 over 100 MW, 8 over 200 MW, and 4 over 400 MW.
Localities
There are three official localities (or urban areas) in Jokkmokk Municipality. The municipal seat is bolded:
{|class="wikitable"
! # !! Locality !! Population
|-
| 1 || Jokkmokk || align="right" | 2,976
|-
| 2 || Vuollerim || align="right" | 800
|-
| 3 || Porjus || align="right" | 317
|}
Additional small settlements within the municipality include the Sami reindeer herding camp Udtja and the village of Puottaure.
Demographics
This is a demographic table based on Jokkmokk 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 4,769 residents, including 3,773 Swedish citizens of voting age.
Elections
Riksdag
These are the results of the elections to the Riksdag since the 1972 municipal reform. Norrbotten Party also contested the 1994 election but due to the party's small size at a nationwide level SCB did not publish the party's results at a municipal level. The same applies to the Sweden Democrats between 1988 and 1998. "Turnout" denotes the percentage of eligible voters casting any ballots, whereas "Votes" denotes the number of actual valid ballots cast.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Turnout
! Votes
! V
! S
! MP
! C
! L
! KD
! M
! SD
! ND
! NP/SP
|-
| 1973
| 84.1
| 4,684
| 17.7
| 54.0
| 0.0
| 14.5
| 5.7
| 1.5
| 6.3
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| 1976
| 85.0
| 4,831
| 13.1
| 56.5
| 0.0
| 14.7
| 6.7
| 1.1
| 7.2
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| 1979
| 84.6
| 4,688
| 11.4
| 58.2
| 0.0
| 11.0
| 6.0
| 0.9
| 9.2
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| 1982
| 84.3
| 4,585
| 10.2
| 61.6
| 2.4
| 8.7
| 3.3
| 1.1
| 11.9
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| 1985
| 82.6
| 4,460
| 9.6
| 61.8
| 2.3
| 6.4
| 9.0
| 0.0
| 10.8
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| 1988
| 78.9
| 4,192
| 10.7
| 59.3
| 6.0
| 5.3
| 9.1
| 1.8
| 7.4
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| 1991
| 82.0
| 4,214
| 10.6
| 54.1
| 3.6
| 4.5
| 7.7
| 3.7
| 12.1
| 0.0
| 3.6
| 0.0
|-
| 1994
| 84.5
| 4,235
| 11.5
| 64.0
| 6.0
| 3.3
| 4.0
| 1.5
| 7.9
| 0.0
| 0.4
| 0.0
|-
| 1998
| 81.1
| 3,906
| 27.9
| 46.3
| 4.6
| 2.3
| 3.1
| 5.8
| 9.1
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| 2002
| 78.7
| 3,544
| 13.5
| 45.3
| 8.6
| 3.2
| 5.4
| 3.7
| 4.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 15.6
|-
| 2006
| 79.3
| 3,425
| 14.7
| 47.8
| 6.5
| 5.6
| 5.8
| 2.3
| 10.8
| 1.0
| 0.0
| 2.1
|-
| 2010
| 81.1
| 3,351
| 10.4
| 52.6
| 7.7
| 3.8
| 5.0
| 1.9
| 13.6
| 3.7
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| 2014
| 81.7
| 3,296
| 9.7
| 48.5
| 9.5
| 2.4
| 3.2
| 1.3
| 9.1
| 12.8
| 0.0
| 0.0
|}
Blocs
This lists the relative strength of the socialist and centre-right blocs since 1973, but parties not elected to the Riksdag are inserted as "other", including the Sweden Democrats results from 1988 to 2006, but also the Christian Democrats pre-1991 and the Greens in 1982, 1985 and 1991. The sources are identical to the table above. The coalition or government mandate marked in bold formed the government after the election. New Democracy got elected in 1991 but are still listed as "other" due to the short lifespan of the party.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Turnout
! Votes
! Left
! Right
! SD
! Other
! Elected
|-
| 1973
| 84.1
| 4,684
| 71.7
| 26.5
| 0.0
| 1.8
| 98.2
|-
| 1976
| 85.0
| 4,831
| 69.6
| 28.6
| 0.0
| 1.8
| 98.2
|-
| 1979
| 84.6
| 4,688
| 69.6
| 26.2
| 0.0
| 4.2
| 95.8
|-
| 1982
| 84.3
| 4,585
| 71.8
| 23.9
| 0.0
| 4.3
| 95.7
|-
| 1985
| 82.6
| 4,460
| 71.4
| 26.2
| 0.0
| 2.4
| 97.6
|-
| 1988
| 78.9
| 4,192
| 76.0
| 21.8
| 0.0
| 2.2
| 97.8
|-
| 1991
| 82.0
| 4,214
| 64.7
| 28.0
| 0.0
| 7.3
| 96.3
|-
| 1994
| 84.5
| 4,235
| 81.5
| 16.7
| 0.0
| 1.8
| 98.2
|-
| 1998
| 81.1
| 3,906
| 78.8
| 20.3
| 0.0
| 0.9
| 99.1
|-
| 2002
| 78.7
| 3,544
| 67.4
| 16.3
| 0.0
| 16.3
| 83.7
|-
| 2006
| 79.3
| 3,425
| 69.0
| 24.5
| 0.0
| 6.5
| 93.5
|-
| 2010
| 81.1
| 3,351
| 70.7
| 24.3
| 3.7
| 1.3
| 98.7
|-
| 2014
| 81.7
| 3,296
| 67.7
| 16.0
| 12.8
| 3.5
| 96.5
|}