Place:Salangen, Troms, Norway

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NameSalangen
TypeMunicipality
Located inTroms, Norway
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Salangen is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sjøvegan, where most of the people in the municipality live. Other villages include Elvenes, Laberg, and Seljeskog.

The municipality is situated along the Sagfjorden in south central Troms county. The municipality is mostly coastal areas around the fjord as well as some inland valleys. Salangen is home to the world's northernmost bat population.

The municipality is the 219th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Salangen is the 273rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,146. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 2.9% over the previous 10-year period.

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