Place:Kvænangen, Troms, Norway

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NameKvænangen
Alt namesSkørpensource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeMunicipality
Located inTroms, Norway
Contained Places
Former village
Meiland
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Kvænangen is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Burfjord. 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 municipality is the 32nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kvænangen is the 323rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,191. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 9.5% over the previous 10-year period.

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