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| County | Troms | |
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| Municipality | NO-1943 | |
| Administrative centre | Burfjord | |
| Mayor (2003) | Harald Olsen (H) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | Ranked 26 2,108 km² 2,008 km² 0.65 % | |
| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 381 1,394 0.03 % -13.2 % 1/km² | |
| Coordinates | Template:Coor dm | |
| www.kvanangen.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway (http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/1943) | ||
Kvænangen is a municipality in the county of Troms, Norway. The municipality surrounds the fjord of Kvænangen, after which it is named. The population is primarily of Sami origin, although the Kven population constitutes a sizeable minority. But due to intense pressure from the Norwegian authorities in the 1930's, most people now use Norwegian at home. As the German Wehrmacht retired in early 1945, the population was evacuated by force, and all buildings were burned. Today, a local museum shows typical reconstruction houses. The E6 highway goes through the municipality, and most people stop at the mountain pass of Kvænangsfjellet to view the fantastic fjord vista.
| Municipalities of Troms | Missing image Troms_vapen.png Troms coat of arms |
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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 | |