Tana Municipality
municipality in Finnmark, Norway
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Summary
Tana Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of municipality of norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (226 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Finnmark[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Tana[5]
- Head of government: Helga Pedersen[6]
- Capital: Tana bru[7]
- Official language: Norwegian[8], Northern Sami[9]
- Shares border with: Gamvik Municipality[10], Berlevåg Municipality[11], Båtsfjord Municipality[12], Nesseby Municipality[13], Vadsø[14], Karasjok Municipality[15], Utsjoki[16], Porsanger Municipality[17], Lebesby Municipality[18]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[19]
- Twinned administrative body: Tersky District[20]
- Commons category: Tana[21]
- Inception: 1864[22]
- Highest point: Rásttigáisá[23]
- Significant event: boundary change[24]
- Separated from: Lebesby Municipality[25]
- Official website: https://www.tana.kommune.no/[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tana Municipality[27]
- Population: 2922[28], 2937[29], 2918[30], 2829[31], 2821[32], 2804[33], 2807[34], 2798[35], 2806[36]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Tana[37]
- Official name: Deatnu[38], Tana[39]
- Category for people born here: Q119736333[40]
- Number of households: 1363[41], 1154[42], 105[43], 64[44], 0[45], 40[46]
- Demonym: tanaværing[47], deatnulaš[48]
- Native label: Deatnu[49], Tana[50]
- Area: 4045 km²[51], 4051.347773836409 km²[52], 4365.966485585777 km²[53], 314.61871174936783 km²[54], 2409.8045890383505 km²[55], 0 km²[56], 158.21945648947454 km²[57], 61.34320427276487 km²[58], 212.4643375437215 km²[59], 1180.839357519355 km²[60], 27.715156421655124 km²[61], 0.3515605580998644 km²[62], 0.00854457203200382 km²[63], 0.6015674209558085 km²[64]
Why It Matters
Tana Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]