Gratangen Municipality
municipality in Troms, Norway (1926-)
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Summary
Gratangen Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 180 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #64 of 360).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Troms[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Anita Karlsen[5]
- Capital: Årstein[6]
- Shares border with: Lavangen Municipality[7], Narvik Municipality[8], Ibestad Municipality[9], Tjeldsund[10]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[11]
- Commons category: Gratangen[12]
- Inception: January 1, 1926[13]
- Separated from: Ibestad Municipality[14]
- Official website: http://www.gratangen.kommune.no/[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Gratangen[16]
- Population: 1137[17], 1091[18], 1092[19], 1070[20], 1079[21], 1062[22]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Gratangen[23]
- Replaces: Ibestad Municipality[24]
- Number of households: 525[25], 466[26], 24[27], 16[28], 0[29], 19[30]
- Demonym: gratangsværing[31]
- Area: 312.77 km²[32], 312.7401528924029 km²[33], 374.66678505928365 km²[34], 61.92663216688077 km²[35], 156.92311042421534 km²[36], 1.2081413969924468 km²[37], 7.058128846510494 km²[38], 0.28679982074117544 km²[39], 16.312985998353685 km²[40], 126.75388156999574 km²[41], 3.9206896586563627 km²[42], 0.10090889696626344 km²[43], 0 km²[44], 0.17550627997134302 km²[45]
- Has list: Grunnkretser i Gratangen kommune[46]
- Language used: Bokmål[47], Nynorsk[48]
Why It Matters
Gratangen Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]