Tysfjord

former municipality in Nordland, Norway
AdministrativeArea former_municipality_of_norway Q493851
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Tysfjord

Summary

Tysfjord is a former municipality of Norway[1]. Tysfjord has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Tysfjord is located in Nordland[3].
  • Tysfjord is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Tysfjord's head of government is recorded as Tor Asgeir Johansen[5].
  • Tysfjord's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[6].
  • Tysfjord's capital is recorded as Kjøpsvik[7].
  • Tysfjord's official language is recorded as Norwegian[8].
  • Tysfjord's official language is recorded as Lule Sami[9].
  • Tysfjord's shares border with is recorded as Ballangen Municipality[10].
  • Tysfjord's shares border with is recorded as Hamarøy Municipality[11].
  • Tysfjord's shares border with is recorded as Gällivare Municipality[12].
  • Tysfjord's shares border with is recorded as Jokkmokk Municipality[13].
  • Tysfjord's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gällivare Municipality[14].
  • Tysfjord's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Tysfjord[15].
  • Tysfjord's Commons category is recorded as Tysfjord[16].
  • Tysfjord's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[17].
  • January 1, 1869 marks the founding of Tysfjord[18].
  • Tysfjord was dissolved in December 31, 2019[19].
  • Tysfjord's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 68.064167, 'lon': 16.480556}[20].
  • Tysfjord's significant event is recorded as boundary change[21].
  • Tysfjord's significant event is recorded as dissolution[22].
  • Tysfjord's separated from is recorded as Lødingen Municipality[23].
  • Tysfjord's official website is recorded as http://www.tysfjord.kommune.no/[24].
  • Tysfjord's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tysfjord[25].
  • Tysfjord has a population of {'amount': '+1974'}[26].
  • Tysfjord's office held by head of government is recorded as mayor of Tysfjord[27].

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Geography

Tysfjord is in the country of Norway[4]. Tysfjord is located in Nordland[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1463.7499529523589'}[28], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1929.010205872934'}[29], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+465.260252920575'}[30], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+946.5502114929262'}[31], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+32.09047077983684'}[32], and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+104.32943261018063'}[33]. Tysfjord has a population of {'amount': '+1974'}[26].

Designation and Status

Tysfjord's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[6].

History and Context

January 1, 1869 marks the founding of Tysfjord[18].

Why It Matters

Tysfjord has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Tysfjord is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception
    Official website http://www.tysfjord.kommune.no/
    Separated from Lødingen Municipality
    Category for maps or plans Category:Maps of Tysfjord
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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