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Tranøy Municipality

former municipality in Troms in Norway
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Tranøy Municipality

Summary

Tranøy Municipality is a former municipality of Norway[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of former_municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tranøy Municipality is located in Troms[3].
  • Tranøy Municipality is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Tranøy Municipality's head of government is recorded as Odd Arne Andreassen[5].
  • Tranøy Municipality's head of government is recorded as Jan Fredrik Jenssen[6].
  • Tranøy Municipality's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[7].
  • Tranøy Municipality's capital is recorded as Vangsvik[8].
  • Tranøy Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Torsken[9].
  • Tranøy Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Berg Municipality[10].
  • Tranøy Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Lenvik[11].
  • Tranøy Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Dyrøy Municipality[12].
  • Tranøy Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Ibestad Municipality[13].
  • Tranøy Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Harstad Municipality[14].
  • Tranøy Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Andøy Municipality[15].
  • Tranøy Municipality's Commons category is recorded as Tranøy[16].
  • Tranøy Municipality's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[17].
  • 1837 marks the founding of Tranøy Municipality[18].
  • Tranøy Municipality was dissolved in December 31, 2019[19].
  • Tranøy Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 69.191388888889, 'lon': 17.362222222222}[20].
  • Tranøy Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[21].
  • Tranøy Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[22].
  • Tranøy Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[23].
  • Tranøy Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[24].
  • Tranøy Municipality's official website is recorded as http://www.tranoy.kommune.no/[25].
  • Tranøy Municipality's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tranøy[26].
  • Tranøy Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+1543'}[27].

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Geography

Tranøy Municipality is in the country of Norway[4]. It is located in Troms[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+523.8685553862422'}[28], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+938.4328365812614'}[29], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+414.5642811950193'}[30], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+196.51161028580427'}[31], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.13188675442532177'}[32], and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+23.278295224486854'}[33]. Tranøy Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+1543'}[27].

Designation and Status

Tranøy Municipality's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[7].

History and Context

1837 marks the founding of Tranøy Municipality[18].

Why It Matters

Tranøy Municipality ranks in the top 9% of former_municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Q76137154. 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] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Torsken, Berg Municipality, Lenvik +4
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 69.191388888889, 'lon': 17.362222222222}
    Country → —
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Tranøy
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 226883, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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