Balsfjord Municipality
municipality in Troms, Norway
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Summary
Balsfjord Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 187 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #60 of 360).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Troms[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Gunda Johansen[5]
- Capital: Storsteinnes[6]
- Shares border with: Tromsø Municipality[7], Storfjord Municipality[8], Målselv[9], Senja Municipality[10]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[11]
- Commons category: Balsfjord[12]
- Inception: 1860[13]
- Highest point: Vassdalsfjellet[14]
- Significant event: boundary change[15]
- Separated from: Tromsøysund Municipality[16]
- Official website: https://www.balsfjord.kommune.no/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Balsfjord[18]
- Population: 5701[19], 5559[20], 5576[21], 5517[22], 5571[23], 5595[24], 5625[25]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Balsfjord[26]
- Replaces: Tromsøysund Municipality[27]
- Number of households: 2601[28], 2291[29], 124[30], 97[31], 25[32], 64[33]
- Demonym: balsfjording[34]
- Area: 1496.93 km²[35], 1496.9168378939576 km²[36], 1741.7146246850832 km²[37], 244.79778679112562 km²[38], 687.9904833933823 km²[39], 4.730164425242232 km²[40], 53.53328661611242 km²[41], 2.5508772859584132 km²[42], 64.29616629140807 km²[43], 627.1326450075097 km²[44], 55.0097599160767 km²[45], 0.8645899326845573 km²[46], 0.30051607009111514 km²[47], 0.5083489554918892 km²[48]
Why It Matters
Balsfjord Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]