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Harstad
municipality in Troms County, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harstad (Northern Sami: Hárstták) is the second-most populated municipality in Troms county, Norway. (From 2024, it will be part of Troms county.) It is on the large island of Hinnøya. The town was founded in 1904.
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Harstad kommune
Hársttáid suohkan | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Waterfront of Harstad | |
![]() Harstad within Troms og Finnmark | |
Coordinates: 68°48′00″N 16°32′45″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Troms og Finnmark |
District | Central Hålogaland |
Established | 1 January 1904 |
Administrative centre | Harstad |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022) | Kari-Anne Opsal (Ap) (Ap) |
Area | |
• Total | 445.29 km2 (171.93 sq mi) |
• Land | 428.49 km2 (165.44 sq mi) |
• Water | 16.80 km2 (6.49 sq mi) 3.8% |
• Rank | 226 in Norway |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 24,804 |
• Rank | 49 in Norway |
• Density | 57.9/km2 (150/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | 2.9% |
Demonym | Harstadværing[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-5402 |
Official language form | Neutral[2] |
Preceded by | Trondenes Municipality |
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