Sør-Varanger

Sør-Varanger (Northern Sami: Máttá-Várjjat, Kven: Etelä-Varenki, Finnish: Etelä-Varanki, Russian: Сёр-Вара́нгер/Syor-Varánger) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kirkenes. Other settlements in the municipality include the villages of Bjørnevatn, Bugøynes, Elvenes, Grense Jakobselv, Hesseng, Jakobsnes, Neiden, and Sandnes. Located west of the Norway–Russia border, Sør-Varanger is the only Norwegian municipality that shares a land border with Russia, with the only legal border crossing at Storskog.

Sør-Varanger Municipality
Sør-Varanger kommune

Mátta-Várjjaga gielda (Northern Sami)
Etelä-Varengin komuuni (Kven)
Sørvaranger herred  (historic name)
Finnmark within Norway
Sør-Varanger within Finnmark
Coordinates: 69°43′43″N 30°02′30″E
CountryNorway
CountyFinnmark
DistrictØst-Finnmark
Established1 Jul 1858
  Preceded byVadsø Municipality
Administrative centreKirkenes
Government
  Mayor (2023)Magnus Mæland (H)
Area
  Total3,971.42 km2 (1,533.37 sq mi)
  Land3,458.85 km2 (1,335.47 sq mi)
  Water512.57 km2 (197.90 sq mi)  12.9%
  Rank#6 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
  Total9,850
  Rank#115 in Norway
  Density2.8/km2 (7/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 −1.2%
DemonymVarangværing
Official language
  Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5605
WebsiteOfficial website

The 3,971-square-kilometre (1,533 sq mi) municipality is the 6th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sør-Varanger is the 115th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 9,850. The municipality's population density is 2.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.3/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 1.2% over the previous 10-year period.

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