Gáivuotna – Kåfjord – Kaivuono
Municipality in Troms, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Gáivuotna – Kåfjord?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Kåfjord (Norwegian), Gáivuotna [ˈkaːjːvuo̯tna] (Northern Sami), or Kaivuono (Kven)[5] is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Olderdalen. Other notable villages include Løkvollen, Manndalen, Birtavarre, Trollvik, Samuelsberg, Nordmannvik, and Djupvik.[6]
Kåfjord Municipality
Kåfjord kommune Gáivuona suohkan Kaivuonon komuuni | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 69°36′14″N 20°31′57″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Troms |
District | Nord-Troms |
Established | 1929 |
• Preceded by | Lyngen Municipality |
Administrative centre | Olderdalen |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019) | Bernt Eirik Isaksen Lyngstad (Ap) |
Area | |
• Total | 991.15 km2 (382.69 sq mi) |
• Land | 949.56 km2 (366.63 sq mi) |
• Water | 41.59 km2 (16.06 sq mi) 4.2% |
• Rank | #116 in Norway |
Highest elevation | 1,375.4 m (4,512.5 ft) |
Population (2024) | |
• Total | 1,974 |
• Rank | #283 in Norway |
• Density | 2/km2 (5/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | −11.1% |
Demonym | Kåfjording[2] |
Official languages | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål |
• Sámi form | Northern Sami |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-5540[4] |
Website | Official website |
The 991-square-kilometre (383 sq mi) municipality is the 116th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Kåfjord is the 283rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,974. The municipality's population density is 2 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.2/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 11.1% over the previous 10-year period.[7][8]