Harstad Municipality

Summary

Harstad Municipality is a municipality of Norway^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Harstad Municipality was a member of International Cities of Refuge Network^[3].
• Harstad Municipality is located in Troms^[4].
• Harstad Municipality is in the country of Norway^[5].
• Harstad Municipality's head of government is recorded as Kari-Anne Opsal^[6].
• Harstad Municipality's image is recorded as Harstad Wikipedia CreativeCommons v2 SteveNilsen 01.jpg^[7].
• Harstad Municipality's image is recorded as Harstad i februar.jpg^[8].
• Harstad Municipality's instance of is recorded as municipality of Norway^[9].
• Harstad Municipality's capital is recorded as Harstad^[10].
• Harstad Municipality's official language is recorded as Norwegian^[11].
• Harstad Municipality's flag image is recorded as Flag of Harstad.png^[12].
• Harstad Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Kvæfjord Municipality^[13].
• Harstad Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Tjeldsund^[14].
• Harstad Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Ibestad Municipality^[15].
• Harstad Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Andøy Municipality^[16].
• Harstad Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Senja Municipality^[17].
• Harstad Municipality's main regulatory text is recorded as Act relating to municipalities and county authorities^[18].
• Harstad Municipality's coat of arms image is recorded as Harstad kommunevapen.svg^[19].
• Harstad Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kirovsk^[20].
• Harstad Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Helsingør Municipality^[21].
• Harstad Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vaasa^[22].
• Harstad Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Umeå Municipality^[23].
• Harstad Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Barnstaple^[24].
• Harstad Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Umeå^[25].
• Harstad Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Odense Municipality^[26].
• Harstad Municipality's ISNI is recorded as 0000000406046384^[27].

Body

Founding

+1904-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Harstad Municipality^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Harstad Municipality include Harstad/Narvik Airport^[29], an airport^[30], in Norway^[31], founded in 1973^[32].

Why It Matters

Harstad Municipality ranks in the top 7% of municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for it include Harstad/Narvik Airport^[29], an airport^[30], in Norway^[31], founded in 1973^[32].