Harstad Municipality
Harstad kommune Hársttáid suohkan | |
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 Waterfront of Harstad | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Troms within Norway | |
 Harstad within Troms | |
| Coordinates: 68°48′00″N 16°32′45″E / 68.80000°N 16.54583°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Troms |
| District | Central Hålogaland |
| Established | 1 January 1904 |
| • Preceded by | Trondenes Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Harstad |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022) | Kari-Anne Opsal (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 445.27 km2 (171.92 sq mi) |
| • Land | 428.48 km2 (165.44 sq mi) |
| • Water | 16.79 km2 (6.48 sq mi) 3.8% |
| • Rank | #225 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,094.8 m (3,591.9 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 25,056 |
| • Rank | #49 in Norway |
| • Density | 56.3/km2 (146/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  +2.5% |
| Demonym | Harstadværing[2] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5503[4] |
| Website | Official website |
Harstad (Norwegian, pronounced [hɐ̞̂ɻ.ʃt̠ɐ̞] ) or Hárstták (Northern Sami)[5][6] is the second-most populated municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is mostly located on the large island of Hinnøya. The municipal center is the town of Harstad, which is the most populous town in Central Hålogaland and the third-largest in all of Northern Norway.[7][8] The town was incorporated in 1904. Villages in the municipality include Elgsnes, Fauskevåg, Gausvika, Grøtavær, Kasfjord, Lundenes, Nergården and Sørvika.
The 445-square-kilometre (172 sq mi) municipality is the 225th largest by area out of Norway's 357 municipalities and the 49th most populous, with a population of 25,056. The municipality's population density is 56.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (146/sq mi) and the population has increased by 2.5% over the previous 10-year period.[9][10]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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sami namewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Municipality second largest in Troms county, by population
- ^ City second largest in Troms county; third largest in Northern Norway
- ^ 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).