Ibestad
Ibestad (Northern Sami: Ivvárstádik) 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 Hamnvik. Some of the other larger villages in Ibestad include Engenes, Laupstad, Rollnes, Sørrollnes, Sørvika, and Å.
Ibestad Municipality
Ibestad kommune Ivvárstáđiid suohkan (Northern Sami) | |
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Municipality | |
| Ibbestad herred (historic name) | |
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Flag | |
Troms within Norway | |
Ibestad within Troms | |
| Coordinates: 68°49′46″N 17°14′45″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Troms |
| District | Hålogaland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Hamnvik |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Jim Kristiansen (H) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 241.15 km2 (93.11 sq mi) |
| • Land | 234.05 km2 (90.37 sq mi) |
| • Water | 7.10 km2 (2.74 sq mi) 2.9% |
| • Rank | #292 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 1,279 |
| • Rank | #312 in Norway |
| • Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −10% |
| Demonym | Ibestadværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5514 |
| Website | Official website |
The 241-square-kilometre (93 sq mi) municipality is the 292nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Ibestad is the 312th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,279 The municipality's population density is 5.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (14/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 10% over the previous 10-year period.
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