Kvænangen Municipality
Kvænangen Municipality
Kvænangen kommune | |
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Isfjordjøkelen, part of Øksfjordjøkelen glacier seen from Varberget | |
Troms within Norway | |
Kvænangen within Troms | |
| Coordinates: 69°53′39″N 21°58′49″E / 69.89417°N 21.98028°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Troms |
| District | Nord-Troms |
| Established | 1863 |
| • Preceded by | Skjervøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Burfjord |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Kai Petter Johansen (SV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,109.68 km2 (814.55 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,007.72 km2 (775.19 sq mi) |
| • Water | 101.96 km2 (39.37 sq mi) 4.8% |
| • Rank | #32 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,324 m (4,344 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 1,157 |
| • Rank | #324 in Norway |
| • Density | 0.5/km2 (1/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −6.2% |
| Demonym | Kvænangsværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5546 |
| Website | Official website |
Kvænangen (Northern Sami: Návuotna; Kven: Naavuono) is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Burfjord. Other notable villages in the municipality include Alteidet, Badderen, Kjækan, and Sekkemo. The European route E6 highway goes through the municipality and over the Sørstraumen Bridge, and many people stop at the Kvænangsfjellet pass to view the scenery of the Kvænangen fjord.
The 2,109-square-kilometre (814 sq mi) municipality is the 32nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kvænangen is the 324th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,157. The municipality's population density is 0.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.3/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 6.2% over the previous 10-year period.