Sørreisa
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| County | Troms | |
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| Municipality | NO-1925 | |
| Administrative centre | Sørreisa | |
| Mayor (2003) | Magnor Olsen (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 253 363 km² 347 km² 0.11 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 252 3,326 0.07 % -4.4 % 10/km² |
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| www.sorreisa.kommune.no |
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Sørreisa is a municipality in the county of Troms, Norway.
[edit] The name
The municipality is named after Reisafjorden (originally *Reisa), which again is named after Reisaelva ('Reisa river' - originally *Reisa). The rivername is derived from the verb rísa 'raise' (referring to flooding).
The first element Sør was added to distinguish the municipality from Nordreisa.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1984). It shows three stars. (The motive is taken from the seal of Jacob Hansen Kinapel - who was a police sergeant in Sørreisa from 1715 to 1748.)
| 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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