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Kåfjord Municipality

municipality in Troms, Norway
Organization municipality_of_norway Q493942
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Kåfjord Municipality

Summary

Kåfjord Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 49 Wikipedia views per month (municipality_of_norway category, ranking #63 of 360).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kåfjord Municipality is located in Troms[3].
  • Kåfjord Municipality is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Kåfjord Municipality's head of government is recorded as Bernt Eirik Isaksen Lyngstad[5].
  • Kåfjord Municipality's instance of is recorded as municipality of Norway[6].
  • Kåfjord Municipality's capital is recorded as Olderdalen[7].
  • Kåfjord Municipality's official language is recorded as Norwegian[8].
  • Kåfjord Municipality's official language is recorded as Northern Sami[9].
  • Kåfjord Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Nordreisa Municipality[10].
  • Kåfjord Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Storfjord Municipality[11].
  • Kåfjord Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Lyngen Municipality[12].
  • Kåfjord Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Enontekiö[13].
  • Kåfjord Municipality's main regulatory text is recorded as Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[14].
  • Kåfjord Municipality's Commons category is recorded as Kåfjord, Troms[15].
  • Kåfjord Municipality's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[16].
  • January 1, 1929 marks the founding of Kåfjord Municipality[17].
  • Kåfjord Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 69.604, 'lon': 20.53456}[18].
  • Kåfjord Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[19].
  • Kåfjord Municipality's separated from is recorded as Lyngen Municipality[20].
  • Kåfjord Municipality's official website is recorded as https://www.kafjord.kommune.no/[21].
  • Kåfjord Municipality's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gáivuotna–Kåfjord[22].
  • Kåfjord Municipality's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][23].
  • Kåfjord Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+2150'}[24].
  • Kåfjord Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+2071'}[25].
  • Kåfjord Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+2072'}[26].
  • Kåfjord Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+2012'}[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1929 marks the founding of Kåfjord Municipality[17].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'se', 'text': 'Gáivuotna'}[28], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Kåfjord'}[29], {'lang': 'nn', 'text': 'Kåfjord'}[30], {'lang': 'fkv', 'text': 'Kaivuono'}[31], {'lang': 'se', 'text': 'Gáivuona suohkan'}[32], and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Kåfjord kommune'}[33].

Why It Matters

Kåfjord Municipality draws 49 Wikipedia views per month (municipality_of_norway category, ranking #63 of 360).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

Govdirectory Norway

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . kafjord.kommune.no. kafjord.kommune.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Nordreisa Municipality, Storfjord Municipality, Lyngen Municipality +1
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 69.604, 'lon': 20.53456}
    Country → —
    Website → —
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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