Tranøy
Tranøy is a former municipality that was located in the old Troms county, Norway. The municipality is situated on the southern coast of the large island of Senja. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was merged into the new Senja Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Vangsvik in the eastern part of the municipality. Other important villages included Stonglandseidet, Skrollsvika, and Å.
Tranøy Municipality
Tranøy kommune Ránáidsullo suohkan | |
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| Tranø herred (historic name) | |
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Troms within Norway | |
Tranøy within Troms | |
| Coordinates: 69°11′29″N 17°21′44″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 | Vangsvik |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 523.87 km2 (202.27 sq mi) |
| • Land | 499.27 km2 (192.77 sq mi) |
| • Water | 24.60 km2 (9.50 sq mi) 4.7% |
| • Rank | #204 in Norway |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 1,536 |
| • Rank | #352 in Norway |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −2.7% |
| Demonym | Tranøyværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1927 |
The nearly-abandoned island of Tranøya, with the 18th-century wooden Tranøy Church, used to be the centre of activities for the municipality. From Tranøybotn it is only a short walk to the Ånderdalen National Park, with varied landscapes within a very limited area, including deep pine forests.
At the time of its dissolution as a municipality on 1 January 2020, the 524-square-kilometre (202 sq mi) municipality was the 204th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Tranøy was also the 352nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,536. The municipality's population density was 3.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.0/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 2.7% over the previous decade.