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Målselv

municipality in Troms, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Troms
District: Midt-Troms
Preceded by: Lenviken Municipality
Administrative centre: Moen
Mayor 2023: Martin Nymo ( H )
Total: 3,324.45 km (1,283.58 sq mi)
Land: 3,202.57 km (1,236.52 sq mi)
Water: 121.88 km (47.06 sq mi) 3.7%
Rank: # 11 in Norway
Highest elevation: 1,720.86 m (5,645.9 ft)
Density: 2/km (5.2/sq mi)
Change 10 years: +1.2%
Demonym: Målselvdøl
Norwegian form: Neutral
Time zone: UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Iso 3166 code: NO-5524

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Målselv (Northern Sami: Málatvuomi suohkan) is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Moen. The main commercial centre of the municipality is the town of Bardufoss (which includes the neighborhoods of Andselv, Andslimoen, and Heggelia). Other villages in the municipality include Alapmoen, Fossmoen, Holmen, and Skjold.

The 3,324-square-kilometre (1,283 sq mi) municipality is the 11th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Målselv is the 149th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,714. The municipality's population density is 2 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.2/sq mi) and its population has increased by 1.2% over the previous 10-year period.