Ibestad
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| County | Troms | |
| District | Hålogaland | |
| Municipality | NO-1743 | |
| Administrative centre | Hamnvik | |
| Mayor (2007) | Marit Johansen (AP) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 310 241 km² 234 km² 0.07 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 357 1,696 0.04 % -19.5 % 7/km² |
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| www.ibestad.kommune.no |
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Ibestad is a municipality in the county of Troms, Norway.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Ibestad (Norse Ívarsstaðir), since the first church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of the male name Ívarr, the last element is staðir 'homestead, farm'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1986) - but the cross is taken from a Middle Age tombstone from the old Ibestad church.
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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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