Narvik
Narvik (ⓘ; Northern Sami: Áhkanjárga) is the third-largest municipality in Nordland county, Norway, by population. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Narvik. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Ankenesstranda, Ballangen, Beisfjord, Bjerkvik, Bjørnfjell, Elvegård, Kjøpsvik, Skjomen, Håkvik, Hergot, Straumsnes, and Vidrek. The Elvegårdsmoen army camp is located near Bjerkvik.
Narvik Municipality
Narvik kommune | |
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View of Narvik | |
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| Nicknames: By1, Victoria Havn | |
Nordland within Norway | |
Narvik within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 68°25′14″N 17°33′36″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Ofoten |
| Established | 1 Jan 1902 |
| • Preceded by | Ankenes Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Narvik |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Rune Edvardsen (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,432.20 km2 (1,325.18 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3,194.68 km2 (1,233.47 sq mi) |
| • Water | 237.52 km2 (91.71 sq mi) 6.9% |
| • Rank | #10 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 21,515 |
| • Rank | #58 in Norway |
| • Density | 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −2.2% |
| Demonyms | Narvikværing Narviking |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1806 |
| Website | Official website |
Narvik is located on the shores of the Ofotfjorden. The municipality is part of the traditional district of Ofoten of Northern Norway, inside the Arctic Circle. The municipality of Narvik borders the municipality of Hamarøy to the southwest, Evenes to the northwest, Bardu, Gratangen, Lavangen and Tjeldsund (in Troms og Finnmark county) to the north, and Norrbotten County (Lapland) in Sweden to the south and east.
The 3,432-square-kilometre (1,325 sq mi) municipality is the 10th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Narvik is the 58th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 21,515. The municipality's population density is 6.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (17/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 2.2% over the previous 10-year period.