Tana, Norway
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Deatnu (Northern Sami) or Tana (Norwegian)[5] is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tana bru. Among the other villages in the municipality are Austertana, Bonakas, Polmak, Rustefjelbma, and Skiippagurra.[6]
Tana Municipality
Tana kommune Deanu gielda | |
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Tanen herred (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 70°11′58″N 28°11′09″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Finnmark |
District | Øst-Finnmark |
Established | 1 Jan 1864 |
• Preceded by | Lebesby Municipality |
Administrative centre | Tana bru |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023) | Jon Erland Balto (Sp) |
Area | |
• Total | 4,051.28 km2 (1,564.21 sq mi) |
• Land | 3,832.70 km2 (1,479.81 sq mi) |
• Water | 218.58 km2 (84.39 sq mi) 5.4% |
• Rank | #5 in Norway |
Highest elevation | 1,066.8 m (3,500.0 ft) |
Population (2024) | |
• Total | 2,807 |
• Rank | #239 in Norway |
• Density | 0.7/km2 (2/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | −2.6% |
Demonym | Tanaværing[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-5628[4] |
Website | Official website |
The 4,051-square-kilometre (1,564 sq mi) municipality is the 5th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Deanu-Tana is the 239th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,807. The municipality's population density is 0.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.8/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 2.6% over the previous 10-year period.[7][8]