Dyrøy

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Dyrøy (Norway)
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Basic data
Commune number : 5420
Province  (county) : Troms and Finnmark
Administrative headquarters: Brøstadbotn
Coordinates : 69 ° 5 '  N , 17 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 69 ° 5 '  N , 17 ° 42'  E
Surface: 288.54 km²
Residents: 1,083  (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density : 4 inhabitants per km²
Language form : Bokmål
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politics
Mayor : Marit A. Espenes  ( Ap ) (2015)
Located in the province of Troms and Finnmark
Location of the municipality in the province of Troms og Finnmark

Dyrøy is a municipality in Northern Norway in the province ( Fylke ) Troms og Finnmark .

The Dyrøy Bridge, view from the east

It is named after the island Dyrøya , between the Solbergfjord and the Tranøyfjord in the north and the Dyrøysund in the south, which has been connected to the mainland by the Dyrøybrua (Dyrøy Bridge) since 1994 . The main town and administrative seat is Brøstabotn on the mainland at the eastern end of Dyrøysund.

Individual evidence

  1. Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning

Web links

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