Kåfjord
Kåfjord kommune
Gáivuona suohkan Kaivuonon komuuni | |
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 View of Olderdalen | |
 Coat of arms  Troms og Finnmark within Norway | |
 Kåfjord within Troms og Finnmark | |
| Coordinates: 69°36′14″N 20°31′57″E / 69.60389°N 20.53250°ECoordinates: 69°36′14″N 20°31′57″E / 69.60389°N 20.53250°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Troms og Finnmark |
| District | Nord-Troms |
| Established | 1929 |
| Administrative centre | Olderdalen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Bernt Eirik Isaksen Lyngstad (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 991.24 km2 (382.72 sq mi) |
| • Land | 950.39 km2 (366.95 sq mi) |
| • Water | 40.85 km2 (15.77 sq mi) 4.1% |
| Area rank | 116 in Norway |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,071 |
| • Rank | 277 in Norway |
| • Density | 2.2/km2 (6/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −6.2% |
| Demonym(s) | Kåfjording[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5426 |
| Official language form | Bokmål[2] |
| Preceded by | Lyngen Municipality |
Kåfjord (Northern Sami: Gáivuotna [ˈkaːjːvuo̯tna]; Kven: Kaivuono)[3] is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway.
The 991-square-kilometre (383 sq mi) city is the 116th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kåfjord is the 277th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,071.[4][5]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ↑ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ↑ "Stadnamn og rettskriving" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2020). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
- ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2020). "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).
