Tysfjord
Tysfjord (Lule Sami: Divtasvuodna) is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1869 until its dissolution in 2020, and was part of the traditional district of Ofoten. Its administrative centre was Kjøpsvik. Other villages included Drag, Hundholmen, Korsnes, Musken, Rørvika, Skarberget, and Storå. At its dissolution, Tysfjord was absorbed by neighbouring municipalities, its area divided between Hamarøy and Narvik.
Tysfjord Municipality
Tysfjord kommune Divtasvuona suohkan (Lule Sami) Tysfjorden herred (historic) | |
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View of the Skarberget area in Tysfjord | |
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Nordland within Norway | |
Tysfjord within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 68°03′51″N 16°28′50″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Ofoten |
| Established | 1 Jan 1869 |
| • Preceded by | Lødingen Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Hamarøy Municipality & Narvik Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Kjøpsvik |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 1,463.75 km2 (565.16 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,358.17 km2 (524.39 sq mi) |
| • Water | 105.58 km2 (40.76 sq mi) 7.2% |
| • Rank | #56 in Norway |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 1,953 |
| • Rank | #330 in Norway |
| • Density | 1.4/km2 (4/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −3.7% |
| Demonym | Tysfjerding |
| Official languages | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| • Sámi form | Lule Sami |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1850 |
There is a very large population of Lule Sami people in the area, and the Árran Lule Sami Center is in the village of Drag. With the Norwegian language and Lule Sami language both as official languages of the municipality, Tysfjord was the only municipality in Norway where speakers of Lule Sami should theoretically have been able to speak that language with officials, although this did not come completely to fruition.
At the time of its dissolution, Tysfjord was the 56th largest by area of the 422 municipalities in Norway and the 330th most populous, with 1,953 people in 1,464 km2 (565 sq mi), for a population density of 1.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.6/sq mi). During its final decade, its population had decreased by 3.7%.