Malangen Municipality
Malangen Municipality
Malangen herred | |
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View of Malangen | |
Troms within Norway | |
Malangen within Troms | |
| Coordinates: 69°21′8″N 18°50′51″E / 69.35222°N 18.84750°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Troms |
| District | Hålogaland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1871 |
| • Preceded by | Balsfjord Municipality and Lenvik Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Balsfjord Municipality and Målselv Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Mortenhals |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1956-1963) | Alfred Sagelvmo (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 372.2 km2 (143.7 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #244 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,326 m (4,350 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 2,090 |
| • Rank | #421 in Norway |
| • Density | 5.6/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −7.2% |
| Demonyms | Malangsfjerding Malangsværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1932 |
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Malangen (Northern Sami: Málatvuotna or Kven: Malankivuono) is a former municipality in Troms county in Norway. The 372-square-kilometre (144 sq mi) municipality existed from 1871 until its dissolution in 1964. The old municipality surrounded the Malangen fjord and today that area is divided between several municipalities: Balsfjord, Lenvik, Tromsø, and Målselv. The administrative centre was the village of Mortenhals where the main church for the municipality, Malangen Church, is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 372.2-square-kilometre (143.7 sq mi) municipality was the 244th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Malangen Municipality was the 421st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 2,090. The municipality's population density was 5.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 7.2% over the previous 10-year period.