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Porjus
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest40 m
- Distance to water230 m
- Distance to farmland1.7 km
- Distance to shoreline230 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway220 m
- Distance to industry38.5 km
- Distance to power line530 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store290 m
- Distance to school39.4 km
- Distance to train station890 m
Median across 148 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 160–416
- 235–911
- 1810–1424
- 1915–1920
- 2720–2414
- 3125–2915
- 3330–3425
- 2935–3927
- 2340–4423
- 2845–4924
- 4350–5438
- 5855–5953
- 4660–6444
- 6165–6945
- 5170–7434
- 6575–7947
- 5980+40
Men 630Women 500
Marital status
- Unmarried569 (50 %)
- Married410 (36 %)
- Divorced110 (10 %)
- Widowed59 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Porjus, 1,130 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 256 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.
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Driving time
- Municipal seat43 min
Modelled car route (MOTIS), not a navigator's ETA — the figures run systematically high but are comparable between localities. Destinations not listed are more than six hours away.
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Lakes nearby
- Stora LulevattenStuor Julevu (smj) · 17,861 ha1.5 km
- Harsprångsselet204 ha2.3 km
- Stuor Jielkká100 ha4.6 km
- Unna Jielkká27 ha5.5 km
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Nearest localities
- 2523SB12777 inhabitants37.8 km
- 2523SB11684 inhabitants37.9 km
- Jokkmokk2,711 inhabitants38.1 km
- Gällivare12,385 inhabitants39.9 km
- Malmberget västra306 inhabitants42.1 km
- Malmberget östra225 inhabitants44.3 km
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Associations and activities
- Jokkmokk Driving Range (Porjus Golfklubb)idrottsplanSports
- PorjusbackensporthallSports
- Porjus BiblioteketbibliotekCulture
- Porjus gamla kraftstationmuseumCulture
- Porjus kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO PorjuspensionärsföreningSocial
Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone37.7 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)4.2 km
- Potentially contaminated land7 in the locality240 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.3 km
- Natura 20005.1 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest19 km
- Water protection area42 km
- Habitat protection28.4 km
- National conservation interest5.1 km
- National heritage interestThe locality lies within
Services & safety
- School38.7 km
- Fire station1 in the locality460 m
- Police station39.1 km
- Civil defence shelter39 km
Nature & outdoors
- Swimming pool1 in the locality100 m
- Campsite21.3 km
- Hiking trail650 m
- Ski trail30.8 km
- Floodlit track38.6 km
- Birding site16.6 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality660 m
- Café39.2 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality270 m
- Library1 in the locality170 m
- Sports hall460 m
- Hotel890 m
- Recycling centre45.5 km
Disturbance
- Major road170 m
- Railway7.2 km
- Power line640 m
- Mobile mast8.3 km
- Military area41.9 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.1 km
- Mine16.9 km
- Quarry16.9 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1.1 km
- Church1 in the locality760 m
- Community hall39 km
Distances are measured from the locality's centre to the nearest point in the layer, capped at 50 km. Counts are exact within the locality boundary. A layer not listed has nothing within the cap.
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Applies to the whole municipality
- Population4,701
- Median income404,800 kr/yr
- Average age47.9 years
The figures describe Jokkmokk Municipality as a whole, not Porjus.