Balsfjord Municipality
Balsfjord kommune | |
|---|---|
| Balsfjorden herred (historic name) | |
 View of Nordkjosbotn | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Troms within Norway | |
 Balsfjord within Troms | |
| Coordinates: 69°18′17″N 19°12′13″E / 69.30472°N 19.20361°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Troms |
| District | Hålogaland |
| Established | 1860 |
| • Preceded by | Tromsøe landdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Storsteinnes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Laila Monica Johannessen (Sp) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,496.99 km2 (577.99 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,440.03 km2 (556.00 sq mi) |
| • Water | 56.96 km2 (21.99 sq mi) 3.8% |
| • Rank | #58 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,587 m (5,207 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
| • Total | 5,571 |
| • Rank | #173 in Norway |
| • Density | 3.7/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  −0.4% |
| Demonym | Balsfjording[2] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5532[4] |
| Website | Official website |
Balsfjord (Northern Sami: Báhccavuotna - pronounced [ˈpaːhːt͡saˌvuo̯tna]; Kven: Paatsivuono) is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Storsteinnes. Other notable villages include Mestervik, Mortenhals, and Nordkjosbotn.
The 1,497-square-kilometre (578 sq mi) municipality is the 58th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Balsfjord is the 173rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,571. The municipality's population density is 3.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.6/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 0.4% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]
The municipality surrounds two fjords: Malangen and Balsfjorden, surrounded by comparatively rich farmlands under majestic peaks including the southern end of the Lyngen Alps.
- ^ "Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).