Andørja Municipality
Former municipality in Troms, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Andørja is a former municipality in Troms county in Norway. The 135-square-kilometre (52 sq mi) municipality existed from 1926 until its dissolution in 1964. The area now makes up the northeastern half of Ibestad Municipality. It encompassed the entire island of Andørja plus a number of other small islands and skerries surrounding it. The administrative centre was located at Engenes where the Andørja Church was also located.[6]
Andørja Municipality
Andørja herred | |
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Coordinates: 68°48′53″N 17°17′41″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Troms |
District | Central Hålogaland |
Established | 1 July 1926; 97 years ago (1926-07-01) |
• Preceded by | Ibestad Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 January 1964; 60 years ago (1964-01-01) |
• Succeeded by | Ibestad Municipality |
Administrative centre | Engenes |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 135.4 km2 (52.3 sq mi) |
• Rank | #455 in Norway |
Highest elevation | 1,275.9 m (4,186.0 ft) |
Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,343 |
• Rank | #558 in Norway |
• Density | 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | −3.5% |
Demonym | Andørja-folk[2] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål[4] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1916[5] |
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 135.4-square-kilometre (52.3 sq mi) municipality was the 455th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Andørja Municipality was the 558th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,343. The municipality's population density was 9.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (26/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 3.5% over the previous 10-year period.[7][8]