Lavangen
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| County | Troms | |
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| 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 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 404 1,063 0.02 % -5.3 % 4/km² |
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| www.lavangen.kommune.no |
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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.
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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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