Salangen
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| County | Troms | |
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| Municipality | NO-1923 | |
| Administrative centre | Sjøvegan | |
| Mayor (2003) | Ivar B Prestbakmo (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 221 458 km² 438 km² 0.14 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 320 2,265 0.05 % -12.0 % 5/km² |
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| www.salangen.kommune.no |
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Salangen is a municipality in the county of Troms, Norway.
The municipality is situated along the fjord Salangen, and also includes inland valleys. Most people live in Sjøvegan, the municipal centre.
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[edit] The name
The municipality is named after the fjord Salangen (Norse *Selangr). The first element is selr m 'common seal', the last element is angr m 'fjord'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1985). It shows a common seal.
[edit] Fauna
Salangen is the most northern place in the world were bats live.
| Municipalities of Troms |  |
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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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