Torsken
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Torsken
Summary
Torsken is a former municipality of Norway[1]. Torsken ranks in the top 10% of former_municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Torsken is located in Troms[3].
- Torsken is in the country of Norway[4].
- Torsken's head of government is recorded as Fred Flakstad[5].
- Torsken's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[6].
- Torsken's capital is recorded as Gryllefjord[7].
- Torsken's shares border with is recorded as Berg Municipality[8].
- Torsken's shares border with is recorded as Tranøy Municipality[9].
- Torsken's shares border with is recorded as Andøy Municipality[10].
- Torsken's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Torsken[11].
- Torsken's Commons category is recorded as Torsken[12].
- Torsken's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[13].
- January 1, 1902 marks the founding of Torsken[14].
- Torsken was dissolved in December 31, 2019[15].
- Torsken's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 69.296388888889, 'lon': 17.036388888889}[16].
- Torsken's significant event is recorded as boundary change[17].
- Torsken's separated from is recorded as Berg Municipality[18].
- Torsken's official website is recorded as http://www.torsken.kommune.no/[19].
- Torsken's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Torsken[20].
- Torsken has a population of {'amount': '+913'}[21].
- Torsken's office held by head of government is recorded as mayor of Torsken[22].
- Torsken's replaced by is recorded as Senja Municipality[23].
- Torsken's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+450'}[24].
- Torsken's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+411'}[25].
- Torsken's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+12'}[26].
- Torsken's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+16'}[27].
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Geography
Torsken is in the country of Norway[4]. Torsken is located in Troms[3].
Physical Characteristics
Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+243.420567876446'}[28], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1076.102622312703'}[29], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+832.6820544362571'}[30], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+144.4263103192858'}[31], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0'}[32], and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8.062866723574452'}[33]. Torsken has a population of {'amount': '+913'}[21].
Designation and Status
Torsken's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[6].
History and Context
January 1, 1902 marks the founding of Torsken[14].
Why It Matters
Torsken ranks in the top 10% of former_municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).[2] Torsken has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Torsken is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]