Lavangen Municipality
municipality in Troms, Norway
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Summary
Lavangen Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 79 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #68 of 360).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Troms[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Hege Beate Rollmoen[5]
- Capital: Tennevoll[6]
- Official language: Norwegian[7], Northern Sami[8]
- Shares border with: Salangen Municipality[9], Bardu Municipality[10], Narvik Municipality[11], Gratangen Municipality[12], Ibestad Municipality[13]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[14]
- Commons category: Lavangen[15]
- Inception: January 1, 1977[16]
- Separated from: Salangen Municipality[17]
- Official website: https://www.lavangen.kommune.no/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lavangen[19]
- Population: 1051[20], 1034[21], 1020[22], 970[23], 983[24], 986[25], 985[26], 1002[27]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Lavangen[28]
- Number of households: 437[29], 382[30], 28[31], 23[32], 0[33], 4[34]
- Demonym: lavangsværing[35]
- Native label: Lavangen kommune[36], Loabák[37]
- Area: 301.72 km²[38], 301.6341367751837 km²[39], 324.56445222731827 km²[40], 22.930315452134572 km²[41], 168.66860227091786 km²[42], 0.4942558474041569 km²[43], 4.77641619619514 km²[44], 0.7507216002511309 km²[45], 15.621207492911486 km²[46], 105.97337941193234 km²[47], 5.118474814489485 km²[48], 0.1402516878592902 km²[49], 0 km²[50], 0.09082745322285304 km²[51]
- Has list: Grunnkretser i Lavangen kommune[52]
Why It Matters
Lavangen Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]