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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name          = Jokkmokk
|native_name = {{native_name|smj|Jåhkåmåhkke}}
|image_skyline          = Jokkmokks kyrka.JPG
|image_caption          = [[Jokkmokk Church]]
|pushpin_map            = Sweden Norrbotten#Sweden
|pushpin_label_position = bottom
|subdivision_type       = [[Country]]
|subdivision_name       = [[Sweden]]
|subdivision_type3      = [[Municipalities of Sweden|Municipality]]
|subdivision_name3      = [[Jokkmokk Municipality]]
|subdivision_type2      = [[Counties of Sweden|County]]
|subdivision_name2      = [[Norrbotten County]]
|subdivision_type1      = [[Provinces of Sweden|Province]]
|subdivision_name1      = [[Lapland, Sweden|Lapland]]
|area_footnotes         = <ref name=scb>{{cite web|url=http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls|title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km<sup>2</sup> 2005 och 2010 |date=14 December 2011|publisher=[[Statistics Sweden]]|language=sv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls|archive-date=27 January 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=10 January 2012}}</ref>
|area_total_km2         = 3.59
|population_as_of       = 31 December 2010
|population_footnotes   = <ref name=scb />
|population_total       = 2,786 <!-- This is the official figure from Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån). -->
|population_density_km2 = 776
|timezone               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
|utc_offset             = +1
|timezone_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
|utc_offset_DST         = +2
|coordinates            = {{coord|66|37|N|19|50|E|region:SE|display=inline,title}}
|website                =
}}
'''Jokkmokk''' ({{IPA|sv|ˈjɔ̌kːmɔk|lang}};<ref>{{cite book|url=https://runeberg.org/ortnamn/0016.html|author1=Jöran Sahlgren|author2=Gösta Bergman|title=Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter|language=sv|year=1979|page=12|via=[[Project Runeberg]]}}</ref> {{langx|smj|Jåhkåmåhkke}} or {{lang|smj|Dálvvadis}};<ref name=sofi>{{cite web|title=Jokkmokk|url=http://www.sprakochfolkminnen.se/sprak/namn/aktuellt-namn/aktuellt-ortnamn/2014-04-01-jokkmokk.html|website=[[Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore]]|language=sv|access-date=5 November 2019|archive-date=2016-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405165259/http://www.sprakochfolkminnen.se/sprak/namn/aktuellt-namn/aktuellt-ortnamn/2014-04-01-jokkmokk.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{langx|se|Johkamohkki}}; {{langx|fi|Jokimukka}}; {{langx|fit|Jokinmukka}}) is a [[Urban areas in Sweden|locality]] and the seat of [[Jokkmokk Municipality]] in [[Norrbotten County]], [[provinces of Sweden|province]] of [[Lapland, Sweden|Lapland]], [[Sweden]], with 2,786 inhabitants in 2010.<ref name=scb /> The Lule Sami name of the place (composed of the individual words {{lang|smj|jåhkå}} and {{lang|smj|måhkke}}) means "River's Curve," due to the meandering river that runs through it.<ref name=sofi/> As in other towns in Lapland, the [[Swedish language]] is dominant at an official level in Jokkmokk in modern times. The settlement is just north of the [[Arctic Circle]]. [[Talvatissjön]] is located at the southern part of Jokkmokk.<ref name=sofi/>
Jokkmokk is an important locality for Sámi people and the location of several institutions related to them, including an education centre, the [[Ájtte]] museum, and an office of the [[Sámi Parliament of Sweden]].<ref name=sofi/>
Jokkmokk was a transit center for [[Sami people|Sami]] refugees from Norway during [[World War II]], in addition to the centre in [[Kjesäter]].{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
Jokkmokk Market has been taking place since 1605.<ref>[https://www.swedishlapland.com/stories/jokkmokk-winter-market-with-a-taste-of-history-and-nature/ swedishlapland.com]</ref> On the first Thursday in February every year, thousands of people gather in the town for concerts, exhibitions and trade in one of the most important social events for the Sámi people in [[Sápmi (area)|Sápmi]]. Temperatures during the festival can drop as low as {{cvt|−40|°C|0}}.
== Climate ==
Influenced by its inland and northerly position, Jokkmokk's variety of a [[subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Dfc]]) is very cold by Swedish standards. [[Summer]]s are normally relatively mild, with [[midnight sun]], and the dark winters are long and cold, although [[polar night]] is not quite observed with a sun angle of 0.4° at the winter solstice.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/sweden/jokkmokk?month=12|title=Sunrise and sunset in Jokkmokk|publisher=Timeanddate.com|accessdate=24 March 2022}}</ref> Combining an elevation of {{convert|250|m|ft}} with being at the foot of the [[Scandinavian Mountains]], Jokkmokk is both cooled down during the day and experiences [[temperature inversion]] during night. This combination makes it the coldest municipal seat in Sweden in terms of winter temperatures, although some rural localities in Lapland are even colder.
{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Jokkmokk (2002–2021 averages, extremes since 1901)
|collapsed =
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 9.2
|Feb record high C = 9.7
|Mar record high C = 12.3
|Apr record high C = 19.2
|May record high C = 28.5
|Jun record high C = 31.2
|Jul record high C = 34.5
|Aug record high C = 30.5
|Sep record high C = 23.4
|Oct record high C = 18.5
|Nov record high C = 10.8
|Dec record high C = 8.0
|year record high C =
|Jan avg record high C = 2.6
|Feb avg record high C = 4.6
|Mar avg record high C = 7.6
|Apr avg record high C = 13.7
|May avg record high C = 22.7
|Jun avg record high C = 26.2
|Jul avg record high C = 27.1
|Aug avg record high C = 25.0
|Sep avg record high C = 19.1
|Oct avg record high C = 11.9
|Nov avg record high C = 5.2
|Dec avg record high C = 4.2
|year avg record high C = 28.4
|Jan high C = -9.4
|Feb high C = -7.0
|Mar high C = -0.2
|Apr high C = 5.8
|May high C = 12.2
|Jun high C = 17.7
|Jul high C = 20.8
|Aug high C = 18.0
|Sep high C = 12.2
|Oct high C = 3.8
|Nov high C = -3.4
|Dec high C = -6.2
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = -14.2
|Feb mean C = -12.5
|Mar mean C = -6.6
|Apr mean C = 0.4
|May mean C = 6.4
|Jun mean C = 12.0
|Jul mean C = 15.1
|Aug mean C = 12.6
|Sep mean C = 7.5
|Oct mean C = 0.1
|Nov mean C = -7.4
|Dec mean C = -10.8
|year mean C =
|Jan low C = -18.9
|Feb low C = -18.0
|Mar low C = -13.0
|Apr low C = -5.1
|May low C = 0.5
|Jun low C = 6.3
|Jul low C = 9.4
|Aug low C = 7.1
|Sep low C = 2.8
|Oct low C = -3.6
|Nov low C = -11.3
|Dec low C = -15.3
|year low C =
|Jan avg record low C = -32.8
|Feb avg record low C = -32.2
|Mar avg record low C = -27.4
|Apr avg record low C = -16.9
|May avg record low C = -6.3
|Jun avg record low C = -0.3
|Jul avg record low C = 2.8
|Aug avg record low C = -0.8
|Sep avg record low C = -4.4
|Oct avg record low C = -15.1
|Nov avg record low C = -24.0
|Dec avg record low C = -29.8
|year avg record low C = -36.1
|Jan record low C = -46.0
|Feb record low C = -42.6
|Mar record low C = -36.8
|Apr record low C = -29.0
|May record low C = -14.5
|Jun record low C = -5.5
|Jul record low C = 0.4
|Aug record low C = -4.0
|Sep record low C = -12.0
|Oct record low C = -24.6
|Nov record low C = -35.5
|Dec record low C = -41.0
|year record low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 40.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 33.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 22.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 22.4
|May precipitation mm = 48.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 67.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 96.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 84.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 68.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 47.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 36.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 46.3
|year precipitation mm =
|source 1 = SMHI Open Data for Jokkmokk, precipitation<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.smhi.se/data/meteorologi/ladda-ner-meteorologiska-observationer#param=precipitationMonthlySum,stations=all,stationid=169880
| title = Open Data for Jokkmokk, precipitation
| language = sv
| publisher= [[Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute]]
| accessdate = 19 March 2022}}</ref>
|source 2 = SMHI Open Data for Jokkmokk, temperature<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.smhi.se/data/meteorologi/ladda-ner-meteorologiska-observationer#param=airTemperatureMinAndMaxOnceEveryDay,stations=all,stationid=169880
| publisher = [[Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute]]
| language = sv
| title = Open Data for Jokkmokk, temperature| date = 19 March 2022}}</ref>
|date = 19 March 2022}}
{{Weather box|width=auto
|collapsed = yes
|metric first=yes
|single line=  j
|location=  Jokkmokk, 1971-2000
|Jan high C= -9.3
|Feb high C= -7.7
|Mar high C= -1.8
|Apr high C=3.5
|May high C=10.5
|Jun high C=16.5
|Jul high C=19.2
|Aug high C=16.3
|Sep high C=10.3
|Oct high C=3.3
|Nov high C=-4.6
|Dec high C=-8.2
|year high C=
|Jan mean C=-14.8
|Feb mean C=-12.9
|Mar mean C=-7.5
|Apr mean C=-1.2
|May mean C=5.6
|Jun mean C=11.8
|Jul mean C=14.5
|Aug mean C=11.9
|Sep mean C=6.4
|Oct mean C=0.2
|Nov mean C=-8.4
|Dec mean C=-13.2
|year mean C=
|Jan low C=-20.2
|Feb low C=-18.4
|Mar low C=-13.4
|Apr low C=-6.3
|May low C=0.4
|Jun low C=6.9
|Jul low C=9.8
|Aug low C=7.8
|Sep low C=2.8
|Oct low C=-3.0
|Nov low C=-12.6
|Dec low C=-18.1
|year low C=
|Jan precipitation cm=  |Jan precipitation mm= 31.4
|Feb precipitation cm=  |Feb precipitation mm= 21.8
|Mar precipitation cm=  |Mar precipitation mm=24.3
|Apr precipitation cm=  |Apr precipitation mm=22.3
|May precipitation cm=  |May precipitation mm=37.0
|Jun precipitation cm=  |Jun precipitation mm=57.7
|Jul precipitation cm=  |Jul precipitation mm=84.3
|Aug precipitation cm=  |Aug precipitation mm=69.3
|Sep precipitation cm=  |Sep precipitation mm=45.0
|Oct precipitation cm=  |Oct precipitation mm=40.3
|Nov precipitation cm=  |Nov precipitation mm=40.0
|Dec precipitation cm=  |Dec precipitation mm=30.6
|year precipitation cm=  |year precipitation mm=
|source 1= <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smhi.se/hfa_coord/nordklim/index.php?page=dataset|title=SMHI|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020042254/http://www.smhi.se/hfa_coord/nordklim/index.php?page=dataset|archive-date=2013-10-20}}</ref>
}}<!-- Infobox ends -->
==See also==
*[[Kåbdalis]]
== References ==
{{Commons}}
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [http://destinationjokkmokk.se/en/ Tourist information in Jokkmokk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420122054/http://destinationjokkmokk.se/en/ |date=2019-04-20 }}
* [http://www.ajtte.com/?page_id=48 Ájtte Museum of Sami people]
{{Localities in Jokkmokk Municipality}}
{{Norrbotten County}}
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[[Category:Populated places in Jokkmokk Municipality]]
[[Category:Lapland (Sweden)]]
[[Category:Municipal seats of Norrbotten County]]
[[Category:Swedish municipal seats]]
[[Category:Populated places in Arctic Sweden]]