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Måsøy Municipality

municipality in Finnmark, Norway
Organization municipality_of_norway Q113697
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Måsøy Municipality

Summary

Måsøy Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (municipality_of_norway category, ranking #60 of 360).[2]

Key Facts

  • Måsøy Municipality is located in Finnmark[3].
  • Måsøy Municipality is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Måsøy Municipality's head of government is recorded as Bernth R. Sjursen[5].
  • Måsøy Municipality's instance of is recorded as municipality of Norway[6].
  • Måsøy Municipality's capital is recorded as Havøysund[7].
  • Måsøy Municipality's official language is recorded as Bokmål[8].
  • Måsøy Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Porsanger Municipality[9].
  • Måsøy Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Nordkapp Municipality[10].
  • Måsøy Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Hammerfest[11].
  • Måsøy Municipality's main regulatory text is recorded as Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[12].
  • Måsøy Municipality's Commons category is recorded as Måsøy[13].
  • Måsøy Municipality's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[14].
  • 1839 marks the founding of Måsøy Municipality[15].
  • Måsøy Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 70.75071944444444, 'lon': 24.785161111111112}[16].
  • Måsøy Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[17].
  • Måsøy Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[18].
  • Måsøy Municipality's separated from is recorded as Hammerfest[19].
  • Måsøy Municipality's official website is recorded as https://www.masoy.kommune.no/[20].
  • Måsøy Municipality's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Måsøy[21].
  • Måsøy Municipality's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][22].
  • Måsøy Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+1215'}[23].
  • Måsøy Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+1225'}[24].
  • Måsøy Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+1197'}[25].
  • Måsøy Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+1162'}[26].
  • Måsøy Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+1119'}[27].

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Founding

1839 marks the founding of Måsøy Municipality[15].

Why It Matters

Måsøy Municipality draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (municipality_of_norway category, ranking #60 of 360).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . masoy.kommune.no. masoy.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. [3] ↑ . regjeringen.no. Retrieved . regjeringen.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . masoy.kommune.no. Retrieved . masoy.kommune.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Måsøy
    Capital → —
    Official website → https://www.masoy.kommune.no/
    Instance of → municipality of Norway
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 226872, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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