Tana Municipality

municipality in Finnmark, Norway
Organization municipality_of_norway Q483964
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Tana Municipality

Summary

Tana Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tana Municipality is located in Finnmark[3].
  • Tana Municipality is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Tana Municipality is on the body of water Tana[5].
  • Tana Municipality's head of government is recorded as Helga Pedersen[6].
  • Tana Municipality's instance of is recorded as municipality of Norway[7].
  • Tana Municipality's capital is recorded as Tana bru[8].
  • Tana Municipality's official language is recorded as Norwegian[9].
  • Tana Municipality's official language is recorded as Northern Sami[10].
  • Tana Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Gamvik Municipality[11].
  • Tana Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Berlevåg Municipality[12].
  • Tana Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Båtsfjord Municipality[13].
  • Tana Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Nesseby Municipality[14].
  • Tana Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Vadsø[15].
  • Tana Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Karasjok Municipality[16].
  • Tana Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Utsjoki[17].
  • Tana Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Porsanger Municipality[18].
  • Tana Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Lebesby Municipality[19].
  • Tana Municipality's main regulatory text is recorded as Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[20].
  • Tana Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tersky District[21].
  • Tana Municipality's Commons category is recorded as Tana[22].
  • Tana Municipality's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[23].
  • 1864 marks the founding of Tana Municipality[24].
  • Tana Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 70.19638888888889, 'lon': 28.186669444444444}[25].
  • Tana Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[26].
  • Tana Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[27].

Body

Founding

1864 marks the founding of Tana Municipality[24].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'se', 'text': 'Deatnu'}[28] and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Tana'}[29].

Why It Matters

Tana Municipality ranks in the top 10% of municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . nrk.no. Retrieved . nrk.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . regjeringen.no. Retrieved . regjeringen.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with Gamvik Municipality, Berlevåg Municipality, Båtsfjord Municipality +6
    Coordinate location {'lat': 70.19638888888889, 'lon': 28.186669444444444}
    Country
    Category for maps or plans Category:Maps of Tana
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 226881, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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