Salangen Municipality
municipality in Troms, Norway
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Summary
Salangen Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 91 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #62 of 360).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Troms[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Sigrun W. Prestbakmo[5]
- Capital: Sjøvegan[6]
- Shares border with: Dyrøy Municipality[7], Sørreisa Municipality[8], Bardu Municipality[9], Lavangen Municipality[10], Ibestad Municipality[11]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[12]
- Commons category: Salangen[13]
- Inception: January 1, 1871[14]
- Significant event: boundary change[15]
- Separated from: Ibestad Municipality[16]
- Official website: https://www.salangen.kommune.no/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Salangen[18]
- Population: 2230[19], 2146[20], 2089[21], 2087[22], 2048[23], 2069[24], 2116[25], 2132[26]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Salangen[27]
- Replaces: Ibestad Municipality[28]
- Number of households: 1033[29], 850[30], 41[31], 56[32], 24[33], 62[34]
- Demonym: salangsværing[35]
- Area: 458.00 km²[36], 457.9577960974479 km²[37], 521.5619159076708 km²[38], 63.60411981022291 km²[39], 184.7150362665746 km²[40], 0.27883873592509634 km²[41], 18.339469776419275 km²[42], 1.5706058030882835 km²[43], 18.286842303623594 km²[44], 221.88197933748222 km²[45], 12.05554301489295 km²[46], 0.5881804639557333 km²[47], 0.07555267708173051 km²[48], 0.16574771840447824 km²[49]
- Has list: Grunnkretser i Salangen kommune[50]
Why It Matters
Salangen Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]