Kåfjord Municipality

Also known as Kåfjord, Gáivuotna, Kaivuono, Gaivuotna, Kaivuonon komuuni, Kåfjord kommune, Gáivuotna suohkan, Gáivuona suohkan – Kåfjord kommune – Kaivuonon komuuni

municipality in Troms, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Troms
District: Nord-Troms
Established: 21 June 1929
Preceded by: Lyngen Municipality
Administrative centre: Olderdalen
Mayor 2019: Bernt Eirik Isaksen Lyngstad ( Ap )
Total: 991.15 km (382.69 sq mi)
Land: 949.56 km (366.63 sq mi)
Water: 41.59 km (16.06 sq mi) 4.2%
Rank: # 116 in Norway
Highest elevation: 1,375.4 m (4,512 ft)
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Kåfjord (Norwegian), Gáivuotna [ˈkaːjːvuo̯tna] (Northern Sami), or Kaivuono (Kven) is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Olderdalen. Other notable villages include Løkvollen, Manndalen, Birtavarre, Trollvik, Samuelsberg, Nordmannvik, and Djupvik.

The 991-square-kilometre (383 sq mi) municipality is the 116th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Kåfjord is the 283rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,974. The municipality's population density is 2 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.2/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 11.1% over the previous 10-year period.