Harstad (Norwegian pronunciation:[hɐ̞̂ɻ.ʃt̠ɐ̞]ⓘ, Northern Sami: Hárstták[4]) is the second-most populated municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is mostly located on the large island of Hinnøya. The municipal center is the town of Harstad, which is the most populous town in Central Hålogaland and the third-largest in all of Northern Norway.[5][6] The town was incorporated in 1904. Villages in the municipality include Elgsnes, Fauskevåg, Gausvik, Grøtavær, Kasfjord, Lundenes, Nergården and Sørvika.
The 445-square-kilometre (172 sq mi) municipality is the 226th largest by area out of Norway's 356 municipalities and the 49th most populous, with a population of 24,903. Its population density is 58.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (150/sq mi) and the population has increased by 2.5% over the previous decade.[7][8]
^"Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
^"Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
^Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
^Cite error: The named reference sami name was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Municipality second largest in Troms county, by population
^City second largest in Troms county; third largest in Northern Norway
^Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
^Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).
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