Official Name: | Junsele |
Pushpin Map: | Sweden Västernorrland#Sweden |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Sollefteå Municipality |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Västernorrland County |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Ångermanland |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.51 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2010 |
Population Total: | 895 |
Population Density Km2: | 357 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 63.6833°N 70°W |
Junsele (in Swedish pronounced as /ˈjɵ̌nːsɛlɛ/)[2] is a locality situated in Sollefteå Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden with 895 inhabitants in 2010.The village is known for its zoo, where you can see for instance white tigers. There is a small tourist bureau, health centre, cinema and library, all situated in the Municipality office area. Places of interest nearby include the small, traditional forest village of Långvattnet, itself a designated nature reserve noted for its geological features and surrounded by fifty lakes, where most types of fishing are available. Bird life within the reserve is also of some interest.
Junsele is located far inland, some 100km (100miles) by land from Örnsköldsvik, although road connection goes through longer distances. It is located east of the Scandinavian Mountains at a relatively moderate elevation.
Junsele has a subarctic climate with large seasonal and diurnal variations. Summers are short and warm, sometimes very warm during July. Winters are extensive but less severe than in other parts of the world at such a northerly inland latitude. Cold extremes can be severe at times, with an all-time low of -45.8C during a severe January 1987 cold wave.
The following sports clubs are located in Junsele: