Nord-Varanger Municipality
Nord-Varanger Municipality
Nord-Varanger herred | |
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| Nordvaranger herred (historic name) | |
Finnmark within Norway | |
Nord-Varanger within Finnmark | |
| Coordinates: 70°04′49″N 29°43′53″E / 70.08028°N 29.73139°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Finnmark |
| District | Øst-Finnmark |
| Established | 1 Jan 1894 |
| • Preceded by | Vadsø Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Vadsø Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Vadsø |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 1,253.4 km2 (483.9 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #65 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 633.85 m (2,079.56 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,617 |
| • Rank | #515 in Norway |
| • Density | 1.3/km2 (3/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Varangværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-2029 |
Nord-Varanger is a former municipality in Finnmark county in Norway. The 1,253-square-kilometre (484 sq mi) municipality existed from 1894 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Vadsø Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was in the town of Vadsø. Other notable villages included Ekkerøy, Kiby, Krampenes, Skallelv, Valen, and Vestre Jakobselv.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 1,253.4-square-kilometre (483.9 sq mi) municipality was the 65th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Nord-Varanger Municipality was the 515th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,617. The municipality's population density was 1.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.4/sq mi).