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Ballangen Municipality

former municipality in Nordland, Norway
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Ballangen Municipality

Summary

Ballangen Municipality is a former municipality of Norway[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of former_municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (280 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ballangen Municipality is located in Nordland[3].
  • Ballangen Municipality is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Ballangen Municipality's head of government is recorded as Anne-Rita Nicklasson[5].
  • Ballangen Municipality's head of government is recorded as Per Kristian Arntzen[6].
  • Ballangen Municipality's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[7].
  • Ballangen Municipality's capital is recorded as Ballangen[8].
  • Ballangen Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Narvik Municipality[9].
  • Ballangen Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Tysfjord[10].
  • Ballangen Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Tjeldsund[11].
  • Ballangen Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Evenes Municipality[12].
  • Ballangen Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Gällivare Municipality[13].
  • Ballangen Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tosno[14].
  • Ballangen Municipality's Commons category is recorded as Ballangen[15].
  • Ballangen Municipality's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[16].
  • July 1, 1925 marks the founding of Ballangen Municipality[17].
  • Ballangen Municipality was dissolved in December 31, 2019[18].
  • Ballangen Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 68.306388888889, 'lon': 16.744166666667}[19].
  • Ballangen Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[20].
  • Ballangen Municipality's separated from is recorded as Evenes Municipality[21].
  • Ballangen Municipality's official website is recorded as http://www.ballangen.kommune.no/[22].
  • Ballangen Municipality's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ballangen[23].
  • Ballangen Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+2556'}[24].
  • Ballangen Municipality's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Ballangen[25].
  • Ballangen Municipality's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+1156'}[26].
  • Ballangen Municipality's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+1054'}[27].

Body

Geography

Ballangen Municipality is in the country of Norway[4]. It is located in Nordland[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+932.2160280256809'}[28], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1193.1284818461488'}[29], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+260.912453820468'}[30], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+460.9970438489671'}[31], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+24.187492191556544'}[32], and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+84.90646976404284'}[33]. Ballangen Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+2556'}[24].

Designation and Status

Ballangen Municipality's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[7].

History and Context

July 1, 1925 marks the founding of Ballangen Municipality[17].

Why It Matters

Ballangen Municipality ranks in the top 1% of former_municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (280 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

Related Entities

Anni-Frid Lyngstad Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Official website → http://www.ballangen.kommune.no/
    Separated from → Evenes Municipality
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Ballangen
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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