Lavangen

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Lavangen kommune
Locator map showing Lavangen within Troms
County Troms
District
Municipality NO-1920
Administrative centre Tennevoll
Mayor (2005) Bernhardt Halvorsen (Sp)
Official language form Neutral
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage		 Ranked 276
302 km²
296 km²
0.09 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density		 Ranked 404
1,063
0.02 %
-5.3 %
4/km²
Coordinates 68°39′N 17°35′E
www.lavangen.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway

Coordinates: 68°39′N 17°35′E

Lavangen is a municipality in the county of Troms, Norway.

Lavangen is situated around the Lavangen fjord, and also includes the inland valley of Spansdalen. The municipal centre is located at Tennevoll.

[edit] The name

The municipality is named after the fjord (Norse Laufangr). The first element is lauf n 'leaf' (here in the sense 'birchwood'), the last element is angr m 'fjord'.

[edit] Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows three leaves of birch.

Inner Lavangen.
Inner Lavangen.


Municipalities of Troms Troms coat of arms

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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