Kvænangen Municipality

Also known as Návuona gielda, Návuotna suohkan

municipality in Troms, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Troms
District: Nord-Troms
Preceded by: Skjervøy Municipality
Administrative centre: Burfjord
Mayor 2023: Kai Petter Johansen ( SV )
Total: 2,109.68 km (814.55 sq mi)
Land: 2,007.72 km (775.19 sq mi)
Water: 101.96 km (39.37 sq mi) 4.8%
Rank: # 32 in Norway
Highest elevation: 1,324 m (4,344 ft)
Density: 0.5/km (1.3/sq mi)
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Kvænangen (Northern Sami: Návuotna; Kven: Naavuono) is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Burfjord. Other notable villages in the municipality include Alteidet, Badderen, Kjækan, and Sekkemo. The European route E6 highway goes through the municipality and over the Sørstraumen Bridge, and many people stop at the Kvænangsfjellet pass to view the scenery of the Kvænangen fjord.

The 2,109-square-kilometre (814 sq mi) municipality is the 32nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kvænangen is the 324th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,157. The municipality's population density is 0.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.3/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 6.2% over the previous 10-year period.