Gratangen
Gratangen (Northern Sami: Rivttága suohkan) is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Central Hålogaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Årstein.
Gratangen Municipality
Gratangen kommune Rivttága suohkan (Northern Sami) | |
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Municipality | |
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Troms within Norway | |
Gratangen within Troms | |
| Coordinates: 68°41′24″N 17°32′30″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Troms |
| District | Central Hålogaland |
| Established | 1 July 1926 |
| • Preceded by | Ibestad Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Årstein |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Anita Karlsen (Sp) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 312.75 km2 (120.75 sq mi) |
| • Land | 305.56 km2 (117.98 sq mi) |
| • Water | 7.20 km2 (2.78 sq mi) 2.3% |
| • Rank | #261 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 1,079 |
| • Rank | #328 in Norway |
| • Density | 3.5/km2 (9/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −3.6% |
| Demonym | Gratangsværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5516 |
| Website | Official website |
The 313-square-kilometre (121 sq mi) municipality is the 261st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Gratangen is the 328th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,079. The municipality's population density is 3.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.1/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 3.6% over the previous 10-year period.
The largest settlement in the municipality is Årstein, which is located approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of the town of Narvik and 85 kilometres (53 mi) east of the town of Harstad. Other villages in Gratangen include Elvenes, Fjordbotn, and Hilleshamn. The European route E6 highway runs through the southeastern part of the municipality.