Narvik
settlement in Narvik Municipality, Norway
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Summary
Narvik is a city[1]. Narvik ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,901 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Narvik Municipality[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Instance of: administrative centre[5], urban area in Norway[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Nowy Sącz[7], Kikinda[8], Rovaniemi[9], Kiruna[10]
- Commons category: Narvik (town)[11]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[12]
- Inception: 1902[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Narvik Municipality[14]
- Population: 14,141[15], 14,148[16], 14,051[17], 14,035[18], 14,092[19], 14,015[20], 14,183[21], 14,199[22]
- Capital of: Narvik Municipality[23]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Narvik[24]
- Category for people who died here: Category:People who died in Narvik[25]
- Demonym: narviking[26], narvikværing[27]
- Native label: Narvik[28], Áhkánjárga[29]
- Different from: Nerwiki[30], Nerwik[31]
- Elevation above sea level: 6 m[32]
- Area: 6.78 km²[33], 6.79 km²[34]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Narvik include Narvik Airport, Framnes[35], an airport[36], in Norway[37], founded in 1972[38].
Why It Matters
Narvik has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Narvik is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for Narvik include Narvik Airport, Framnes[35], an airport[36], in Norway[37], founded in 1972[38].