Bardufoss

View of the Bardufoss area
View of the Bardufoss area
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Bardufoss is located in Troms
Bardufoss
Bardufoss
Bardufoss is located in Norway
Bardufoss
Bardufoss
Coordinates: 69°03′52″N 18°30′55″E / 69.0645°N 18.5152°E / 69.0645; 18.5152
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms
DistrictMidt-Troms
MunicipalityMålselv Municipality
Established as 
Town (By)2021
Area
 • Total3.71 km2 (1.43 sq mi)
Elevation68 m (223 ft)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total2,752
 • Density742/km2 (1,920/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9325 Bardufoss

Bardufoss (Norwegian) or Beardogorži (Northern Sami)[4] is a town[1] and commercial centre in Målselv Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The urban area was formally established as a town under Norwegian law in 2021 when the three villages of Andselv, Andslimoen, and Heggelia were merged together to form the new town of Bardufoss.[5] The three neighboring villages are now considered as boroughs or neighborhoods within the larger town.

Bardufoss is located in the Målselvdalen valley near the confluence of the Barduelva and Målselva rivers. It is located about 82 kilometres (51 mi) north of the town of Narvik and about 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of the city of Tromsø. Bardufoss Airport is located here. The 3.71-square-kilometre (920-acre) town has a population (2023) of 2,752 and a population density of 742 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,920/sq mi).[2]

  1. ^ a b In the Norwegian language, the word by can be translated as "town" or "city".
  2. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (23 December 2023). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  3. ^ "Bardufoss, Målselv (Troms)". yr.no. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Bardufoss får bystatus". NRK (in Norwegian). 22 September 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2024.