Bardu
Bardu (Northern Sami: Bearddu suohkan and Kven: Perttulan komuuni) is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Setermoen, the largest urban area in the municipality.
Bardu Municipality
Bardu kommune | |
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| Bardo herred (historic name) Bardodalen herred (historic name) | |
Panorama of the village of Setermoen | |
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Troms within Norway | |
Bardu within Troms | |
| Coordinates: 68°51′51″N 18°21′10″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Troms |
| District | Midt-Troms |
| Established | 1854 |
| • Preceded by | Ibestad Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Setermoen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Toralf Heimdal (Sp) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,703.89 km2 (1,043.98 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,513.62 km2 (970.51 sq mi) |
| • Water | 190.27 km2 (73.46 sq mi) 7% |
| • Rank | #18 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 3,949 |
| • Rank | #202 in Norway |
| • Density | 1.6/km2 (4/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +0.4% |
| Demonym | Bardudøl |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5520 |
| Website | Official website |
The 2,704-square-kilometre (1,044 sq mi) municipality is the 18th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bardu is the 202nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,949. The municipality's population density is 1.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.1/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.4% over the previous 10-year period.
Norway's largest military garrison is located at Setermoen. The military is the municipality's largest employer and more than 1,000 young soldiers perform their duty service here each year. The world's most northern zoo, Polar Park, is located in the southern part of the municipality.