Dyrøy
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| County | Troms | |
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| Municipality | NO-1926 | |
| Administrative centre | Brøstadbotn | |
| Mayor (2003) | Rolf Espenes (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 282 289 km² 277 km² 0.09 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 385 1,303 0.03 % -12.8 % 5/km² |
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| www.dyroy.kommune.no |
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Dyrøy is a municipality in the county of Troms, Norway. The municipality is named after the island of Dyrøy, today connected with the mainland with a bridge. However, most people are to be found in Brøstadbotn on the mainland.
[edit] The name
The municipality is named after the island Dyrøya (Norse Dýrøy). The first element is dýr n 'deer' (here reindeer), the last element is øy f 'island'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1986). It shows a fox.
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Balsfjord | Bardu | Berg | Bjarkøy | Dyrøy | Gratangen | Harstad | Ibestad | Karlsøy | Kvæfjord | Kvænangen | Kåfjord | Lavangen | Lenvik | Lyngen | Målselv | Nordreisa | Salangen | Skjervøy | Skånland | Storfjord | Sørreisa | Torsken | Tranøy | Tromsø |
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