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Porsanger Municipality

municipality in Finnmark, Norway
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Porsanger Municipality

Summary

Porsanger Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 72 Wikipedia views per month (municipality_of_norway category, ranking #57 of 360).[2]

Key Facts

  • Porsanger Municipality is located in Finnmark[3].
  • Porsanger Municipality is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Porsanger Municipality's head of government is recorded as Aina Borch[5].
  • Porsanger Municipality's instance of is recorded as municipality of Norway[6].
  • Porsanger Municipality's capital is recorded as Lakselv[7].
  • Porsanger Municipality's official language is recorded as Northern Sami[8].
  • Porsanger Municipality's official language is recorded as Norwegian[9].
  • Porsanger Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Måsøy Municipality[10].
  • Porsanger Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Nordkapp Municipality[11].
  • Porsanger Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Lebesby Municipality[12].
  • Porsanger Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Karasjok Municipality[13].
  • Porsanger Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Alta[14].
  • Porsanger Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Tana Municipality[15].
  • Porsanger Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Hammerfest[16].
  • Porsanger Municipality's main regulatory text is recorded as Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[17].
  • Porsanger Municipality's Commons category is recorded as Porsanger[18].
  • Porsanger Municipality's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[19].
  • 1838 marks the founding of Porsanger Municipality[20].
  • Porsanger Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 70.05214, 'lon': 24.95594}[21].
  • Porsanger Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[22].
  • Porsanger Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[23].
  • Porsanger Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[24].
  • Porsanger Municipality's official website is recorded as https://www.porsanger.kommune.no/[25].
  • Porsanger Municipality's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Porsanger Municipality[26].
  • Porsanger Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+3978'}[27].

Body

Founding

1838 marks the founding of Porsanger Municipality[20].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Porsanger'}[28], {'lang': 'nn', 'text': 'Porsanger'}[29], {'lang': 'se', 'text': 'Porsáŋgu'}[30], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Porsanki'}[31], and {'lang': 'fkv', 'text': 'Porsanki'}[32].

Why It Matters

Porsanger Municipality draws 72 Wikipedia views per month (municipality_of_norway category, ranking #57 of 360).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

Govdirectory Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . porsanger.kommune.no. porsanger.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. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . regjeringen.no. Retrieved . regjeringen.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . porsanger.kommune.no. porsanger.kommune.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . porsanger.kommune.no. porsanger.kommune.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . porsanger.kommune.no. porsanger.kommune.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . porsanger.kommune.no. porsanger.kommune.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . porsanger.kommune.no. porsanger.kommune.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Kvalsund, Måsøy Municipality, Nordkapp Municipality +5
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 70.05214, 'lon': 24.95594}
    Country → —
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Porsanger
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 226876, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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