Gáivuotna – Kåfjord – Kaivuono
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Kåfjord (Norwegian), Gáivuotna [ˈkaːjːvuo̯tna] (Northern Sami), or Kaivuono (Kven)[4] is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Olderdalen. Other villages include Løkvollen, Manndalen, Birtavarre, Trollvik, Samuelsberg, Nordmannvik, and Djupvik.
Kåfjord Municipality
Kåfjord kommune Gáivuona suohkan Kaivuonon komuuni | |
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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 | 991.14 km2 (382.68 sq mi) |
• Land | 949.57 km2 (366.63 sq mi) |
• Water | 41.59 km2 (16.06 sq mi) 4.2% |
• Rank | #116 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 2,000 |
• Rank | #278 in Norway |
• Density | 2.1/km2 (5/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | −9.4% |
Demonym | Kåfjording[1] |
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[3] |
Website | Official website |
The 991-square-kilometre (383 sq mi) municipality is the 116th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kåfjord is the 278th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,000. The municipality's population density is 2.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.4/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 9.4% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]