Storfjord (municipality)
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| Commune number : | 5425 | ||
| Province (county) : | Troms and Finnmark | ||
| Administrative headquarters: | Hatteng | ||
| Coordinates : | 69 ° 16 ′ N , 20 ° 7 ′ E | ||
| Surface: | 1,542.78 km² | ||
| Residents: | 1,829 (Feb 27, 2020) | ||
| Population density : | 1 inhabitant per km² | ||
| Language form : | Bokmål | ||
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| Mayor : | Geir Varvik ( H ) (2019) | ||
| Located in the province of Troms and Finnmark | |||
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Storfjord ( North Sami Omasvuotna , kven Omasvuono ) is a municipality in northern Norway in the province ( Fylke ) Troms og Finnmark at the border triangle ( Treriksrøysa ) with Sweden and Finland.
It includes the area around the innermost part of the Lyngenfjord and the mountainous hinterland. The population is originally composed of Norwegians , Sami and Kven (descendants of Finnish immigrants in the 18th century). A southern Norwegian dialect is spoken in the Signaldalen valley; the inhabitants are descended from settlers who opened up the area in the early 19th century.
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