Sørreisa Municipality
Sørreisa Municipality
Sørreisa kommune | |
|---|---|
| Sørreisen herred (historic name) | |
Troms within Norway | |
Sørreisa within Troms | |
| Coordinates: 69°05′31″N 18°11′37″E / 69.09194°N 18.19361°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Troms |
| District | Midt-Troms |
| Established | 1 Sept 1886 |
| • Preceded by | Tranøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Sørreisa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Jan-Eirik Nordahl (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 362.98 km2 (140.15 sq mi) |
| • Land | 346.74 km2 (133.88 sq mi) |
| • Water | 16.23 km2 (6.27 sq mi) 4.5% |
| • Rank | #248 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 3,428 |
| • Rank | #217 in Norway |
| • Density | 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +0.6% |
| Demonym | Sørreisværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5526 |
| Website | Official website |
Sørreisa (Northern Sami: Ráisavuona suohkan) is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sørreisa. Other villages include Grunnreisa, Skøelva, and Smørsgård.
The 363-square-kilometre (140 sq mi) municipality is the 248th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sørreisa is the 218th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,428. The municipality's population density is 9.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (26/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.6% over the previous 10-year period.