Troms
Norwegian county
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Summary
Troms is a county of Norway[1]. Troms draws 1,485 Wikipedia views per month (county of norway category, ranking #9 of 25).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Norway[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Knut Werner Hansen[5]
- Capital: Tromsø[6]
- Shares border with: Finnmark[7], Nordland[8], Lapland[9], Norrbotten County[10]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Balsfjord Municipality[11], Bardu Municipality[12], Dyrøy Municipality[13], Gratangen Municipality[14], Harstad Municipality[15], Ibestad Municipality[16], Karlsøy Municipality[17], Kvæfjord Municipality[18], Kvænangen Municipality[19], Kåfjord Municipality[20], Lavangen Municipality[21], Lyngen Municipality[22], Målselv[23], Nordreisa Municipality[24]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Troms[25]
- Commons category: Troms[26]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[27]
- Inception: 1919[28]
- Official website: https://www.tromsfylke.no[29]
- IPA transcription: ˈtɾums[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Troms[31]
- Population: 164,330[32], 167,207[33]
- Office held by head of government: county mayor of Troms[34]
- Replaces: Troms og Finnmark[35]
- Replaced by: Troms og Finnmark[36]
- Official name: Romssa fylka[37]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Troms[38]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Troms[39]
- Native label: Romssa fylka[40], Romsa[41]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Troms[42]
- Area: 25876.852099891024 km²[43], 41132.811135285185 km²[44], 15255.959035394157 km²[45], 16104.3140226456 km²[46], 199.21973100232705 km²[47], 919.2168843534241 km²[48]
Why It Matters
Troms has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Troms is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]