Lenvik
Lenvik (Northern Sami: Leaŋgáviika) is a former municipality that was located in the old Troms county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020. The municipality was partly situated on the mainland and partly on the island of Senja in what is now Senja Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county. The administrative centre was the town of Finnsnes, where the Gisund Bridge connects Senja to the mainland on Norwegian County Road 86. Other villages in the municipality included Aglapsvik, Gibostad, Botnhamn, Fjordgård, Finnfjordbotn, Husøy, Langnes, Laukhella, Silsand, and Rossfjordstraumen. The lake Lysvatnet was located in the municipality on Senja island, west of Gibostad.
Lenvik Municipality
Lenvik kommune Leaŋgáviika suohkan | |
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| Lenviken herred (historic name) | |
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Troms within Norway | |
Lenvik within Troms | |
| Coordinates: 69°23′01″N 17°58′03″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Troms |
| District | Midt-Troms |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Senja Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Finnsnes |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 892.69 km2 (344.67 sq mi) |
| • Land | 848.88 km2 (327.75 sq mi) |
| • Water | 43.81 km2 (16.92 sq mi) 4.9% |
| • Rank | #126 in Norway |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 11,644 |
| • Rank | #101 in Norway |
| • Density | 13.7/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +4.3% |
| Demonym | Lenvikværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1931 |
At the time of its dissolution as a municipality on 1 January 2020, the 893-square-kilometre (345 sq mi) municipality was the 126th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Lenvik was also the 101st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 11,644. The municipality's population density was 13.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (35/sq mi) and its population has increased by 4.3% over the previous decade.