Senja (municipality)
Municipality in Troms, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Senja is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. It was established on 1 January 2020 when the municipalities of Berg, Lenvik, Torsken, and Tranøy were merged into one municipality. It is located in the traditional district of Hålogaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Finnsnes. The municipality includes all of the island of Senja, the smaller surrounding islands, and part of the mainland between the Gisundet strait and the Malangen fjord.[4]
Senja Municipality
Senja kommune | |
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Coordinates: 69.0806°N 16.8031°E / 69.0806; 16.8031 | |
Country | Norway |
County | Troms |
District | Hålogaland |
Established | 1 Jan 2020 |
• Preceded by | Berg, Tranøy, Torsken, and Lenvik |
Administrative centre | Finnsnes |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023) | Geir-Inge Sivertsen (H) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,955.03 km2 (754.84 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,860.90 km2 (718.50 sq mi) |
• Water | 95.13 km2 (36.73 sq mi) 4.9% |
• Rank | #40 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 14,851 |
• Rank | #84 in Norway |
• Density | 8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | +0.5% |
Demonyms | Senjaværing Senjeværing[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Neutral |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-5530[3] |
Website | Official website |
The 1,955-square-kilometre (755 sq mi) municipality is the 40th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Senja is the 84th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 14,851. The municipality's population density is 8 inhabitants per square kilometre (21/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.5% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]