Sørreisa
Municipality in Troms, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the village in Sørreisa Municipality, Norway, see Sørreisa (village).
Sørreisa (Northern Sami: Ráisavuona suohkan) is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sørreisa. Other villages include Grunnreisa, Skøelva, and Smørsgård.
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Sørreisa Municipality
Sørreisa kommune | |
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Sørreisen herred (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 69°05′31″N 18°11′37″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Troms |
District | Midt-Troms |
Established | 1 Sept 1886 |
• Preceded by | Tranøy Municipality |
Administrative centre | Sørreisa |
Government | |
• Mayor (2015) | Jan-Eirik Nordahl (Ap) |
Area | |
• Total | 362.98 km2 (140.15 sq mi) |
• Land | 346.74 km2 (133.88 sq mi) |
• Water | 16.23 km2 (6.27 sq mi) 4.5% |
• Rank | #248 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 3,428 |
• Rank | #217 in Norway |
• Density | 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | +0.6% |
Demonym | Sørreisværing[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Neutral |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-5526[3] |
Website | Official website |
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The 363-square-kilometre (140 sq mi) municipality is the 248th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sørreisa is the 218th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,428. The municipality's population density is 9.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (26/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.6% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]