Gáivuotna–Kåfjord
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Gáivuona suohkan Kåfjord kommune Kaivuonon komuuni |
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 Gáivuona suohkan
Kåfjord kommune Kaivuonon komuuni |
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| Coordinates: 69°36′14″N 20°31′57″E / 69.60389°N 20.53250°ECoordinates: 69°36′14″N 20°31′57″E / 69.60389°N 20.53250°E | ||
| Country | Norway | |
| County | Troms | |
| District | Nord-Troms | |
| Established | 1929 | |
| Administrative centre | Olderdalen | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2015) | Svein O. Leiros (Sp) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 991.18 km2 (382.70 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 950.33 km2 (366.92 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 40.85 km2 (15.77 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | #107 in Norway | |
| Population (2017) | ||
| • Total | 2,132 | |
| • Rank | #319 in Norway | |
| • Density | 2.2/km2 (6/sq mi) | |
| • Change (10 years) | -4.0% | |
| Demonym(s) | Kåfjording | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) | |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1940 | |
| Official language form | Bokmål and Sami | |
| Website | kafjord |
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Gáivuotna (Northern Sami) – Kåfjord (Norwegian) – Kaivuono (Kven) is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Olderdalen. Other villages include Manndalen, Birtavarre, Trollvik, Samuelsberg, Nordmannvik and Djupvik.
The 991-square-kilometre (383 sq mi) municipality is the 107th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Kåfjord is the 319th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,132. The municipality's population density is 2.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.7/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 4% over the last decade.
The municipality of Kåfjord was established in 1929 when it was separated from the municipality of Lyngen. The initial population of Kåfjord was 2,482. Then on 1 January 1992, the Nordnes area of Lyngen (population: 38) was transferred to Kåfjord.
Kåfjord is a Norwegianized form of the Sámi name Gáivuotna. The meaning of the first element is unknown and the last element is vuotna which means "fjord".
The name of the municipality was Kåfjord until 2 May 1994, when it was changed to Gáivuotna–Kåfjord It was the fifth municipality in Norway to get a Sami name. In 2005, the name was again changed such that either the Sami Gáivuotna or the Norwegian Kåfjord name can be used.
In 2016 the name was changed again, to include the Kven name. The official name is now Gáivuotna – Kåfjord – Kaivuono, or more formally Gáivuona suohkan – Kåfjord kommune – Kaivuonon komuuni.
The coat-of-arms is from 1988. It shows a silver or white spinning wheel on a red background. This was chosen to reflect the crafts and traditions of the local community.
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