Gáivuotna
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| Gáivuona suohkan Kåfjord kommune |
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Troms | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1940 | ||
| Administrative centre | Olderdalen | ||
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| - Mayor (2003) | Bjørn Inge Mo(AP) | ||
| Area (Nr. 106 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 991 km² (382.6 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 950 km² (366.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 2,332 | ||
| - Density | 2/km² (5.2/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -13.9 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 315 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål and Sami | ||
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| Website: www.kafjord.kommune.no | |||
Gáivuotna (Northern Sami) or Kåfjord (Norwegian language), Finnish Kaivuono is a municipality in the county of Troms, Norway.
Kåfjord was separated from Lyngen July 1, 1930.
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[edit] Geography
The municipality is situated on the eastern side of the Lyngen fjord, and around its eastern arm Kåfjord. The municipal centre is Olderdalen. Other villages include Birtavarre, Kåfjorddalen, Djupvik, Nordmannvik and Manndalen, where the international indigenous peoples' festival Riddu Riđđu is hosted each year.
The name of the municipality was Kåfjord until 1994, when it was changed to Gáivuotna-Kåfjord[1] It was the fifth municipality in Norway to get a Sami name. In 2005 the name was again changed such that either the Sami Gáivuotna or the Norwegian Kåfjord name can be used [2].
[edit] The names
Kåfjord is a Norwegianized form of the Sámi name Gáivuotna. The meaning of the first element is unknown, the last element is vuotna 'fjord'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1865). It shows a spinning wheel
[edit] Economy
Fishing and small-scale farming have been the most important sources of income. Now many people work in education and other public service. The population has declined for many years, but the decline is now less rapid than earlier. A new optimism has arisen among young people, largely due to the increasing cultural activities.
[edit] Population
The minority of the population is of Sami origin. Due to assimilation pressure from the Norwegian State, the language was largely lost in the 20th century. Now efforts are being made to reintroduce Sami, largely concentrated in the municipality's largest village, Manndalen.
[edit] History
In 1945, the villages of Kåfjord were burned to the ground during the retreat of German forces from Finland and Finnmark. This was as far west as the Wehrmacht used their scorched earth tactics.
[edit] References
- ^ Ot.prp. nr. 111 (2001-2002) - regjeringen.no
- ^ <dato>FOR-2004-12-10-1636</dato> Endring av skrivemåten for tospråklige kommuner. Endring av skrivemåten for tospråklige kommunenavn, Deatnu-Tana, Gáivuotna-Kåfjord, Guovdageaidnu-Kautokeino, Kárášjohka-Karasjok og Unjárga-Nesseby, Troms og Finnmark
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