- Salangen
Infobox_Kommune
name=Salangen
idnumber=1923
county=Troms
landscape=
capital=Sjøvegan
governor=Ivar B Prestbakmo (Sp)
governor_as_of=2003
arearank=221
area=458
arealand=438
areapercent=0.14
population_as_of=2004
populationrank=320
population=2,265
populationpercent=0.05
populationdensity=5
populationincrease=-12.0
language=Neutral
lat_deg=68| lat_min=54| lat_sec=2| lon_deg=17| lon_min=53| lon_sec=35
utm_zone=33W| utm_northing=7646013 |utm_easting=0616193| geo_cat=adm2nd
munwebpage=www.salangen.kommune.no
Salangen is a municipality in the county of Troms,
Norway .Salangen was separated from
Ibestad January 1, 1871. (Lavangen was merged with Salangen in the period January 1, 1964 - January 1, 1977.)The municipality is situated along the fjord Sagfjord, and also includes inland valleys. Most people live in
Sjøvegan , the municipal centre.The name
The municipality is named after the fjord Salangen (Norse "*Selangr"). The first element is "selr" m '
common seal ', the last element is "angr" m 'fjord'.Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1985). It shows a
common seal .Fauna
Salangen is the most northern place in the world were bats live.
External links
* [http://www.Salangen.Kommune.no Salangen County's official webpage]
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