Sandtorg Municipality
Sandtorg Municipality
Sandtorg herred | |
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View of Sandtorgholmen (c. 1895) | |
Troms within Norway | |
Sandtorg within Troms | |
| Coordinates: 68°39′57″N 16°33′31″E / 68.6657°N 16.5586°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Troms |
| District | Central Hålogaland |
| Established | 1926 |
| • Preceded by | Trondenes Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Harstad Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Harstad |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1948-1963) | Bjarne Berg-Sæther (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 176.6 km2 (68.2 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #404 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,094.7 m (3,591.5 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 7,398 |
| • Rank | #105 in Norway |
| • Density | 41.9/km2 (109/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +31.4% |
| Demonym | Sandtorging |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1912 |
Sandtorg is a former municipality in Troms county, Norway. The 176.6-square-kilometre (68.2 sq mi) municipality existed from 1926 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality included the southern part of what is now Harstad Municipality on the eastern coast of the island of Hinnøya as well as some smaller islands in the Vågsfjorden. The administrative centre was actually located in the town of Harstad, immediately north of Sandtorg (although Harstad was not in Sandtorg Municipality). Sandtorg Church, the main church for the municipality was in the village of Sørvika.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 176.6-square-kilometre (68.2 sq mi) municipality was the 404th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Sandtorg Municipality was the 105th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 7,398. The municipality's population density was 41.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (109/sq mi) and its population had increased by 31.4% over the previous 10-year period.