Storfjord
Municipality in Troms, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other places with the same name, see Storfjorden (disambiguation).
Storfjord (Northern Sami: Omasvuotna [ˈomasˌvuo̯tna]; Kven: Omasvuono)[4] is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hatteng. Other villages in Storfjord include Elvevoll, Oteren, and Skibotn.
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Storfjord Municipality
Storfjord kommune Omasvuona suohkan Omasvuonon kunta | |
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Coordinates: 69°16′43″N 20°17′12″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Troms |
District | Nord-Troms |
Established | 1929 |
• Preceded by | Lyngen Municipality |
Administrative centre | Hatteng |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019) | Geir Varvik (H) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,542.74 km2 (595.66 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,476.62 km2 (570.13 sq mi) |
• Water | 66.11 km2 (25.53 sq mi) 4.3% |
• Rank | #54 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 1,836 |
• Rank | #291 in Norway |
• Density | 1.2/km2 (3/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | −5.5% |
Demonym | Storfjording[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Neutral |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-5538[3] |
Website | Official website |
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The 1,543-square-kilometre (596 sq mi) municipality is the 54th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Storfjord is the 291st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,836. The municipality's population density is 1.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.1/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 5.5% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]