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Målselv

Målselv kommune
Málatvuomi suohkan
Municipality
View of the mountain Istind on the Bardu-Målselv border
View of the mountain Istind on the Bardu-Målselv border
Coat of arms of Målselv kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Målselv kommune
Troms within
Norway
Målselv within Troms
Målselv within Troms
Coordinates: 68°58′30″N 19°3′52″E / 68.97500°N 19.06444°E / 68.97500; 19.06444Coordinates: 68°58′30″N 19°3′52″E / 68.97500°N 19.06444°E / 68.97500; 19.06444
Country Norway
County Troms
District Midt-Troms
Administrative centre Moen
Government
 • Mayor (2011) Helene Rognli (H)
Area
 • Total 3,321.72 km2 (1,282.52 sq mi)
 • Land 3,206.97 km2 (1,238.22 sq mi)
 • Water 114.75 km2 (44.31 sq mi)
Area rank 10 in Norway
Population (2012)
 • Total 6,599
 • Rank 147 in Norway
 • Density 2/km2 (5/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years) -3.7 %
Demonym(s) Målselvdøl
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code NO-1924
Official language form Neutral
Website www.malselv.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

Målselv (Northern Sami: Málatvuomi suohkan) is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Moen. The main commercial centre of the municipality is the Bardufoss area (including Andselv, Andslimoen, and Heggelia. Other villages include Alappmoen, Fossmoen, Holmen, and Skjold. Besides bordering Sweden to the east and the ocean (Malangen fjord) to the northwest, it borders the municipalities of Balsfjord, Storfjord, Bardu, Sørreisa, and Lenvik.

The municipality of Maalselven was established in 1849 when it was separated from the large municipality of Lenviken. The initial population of Maalselven was 2,616. In 1891, some parts of the Målsnes area (population: 30) were transferred to neighboring Malangen. On 1 January 1904, an area with 5 inhabitants was transferred from Balsfjord to Maalselven. The spelling of the name was changed to Målselv in 1918. On 1 July 1925, the eastern district of Øverbygd was separated from Målselv to form a new municipality of its own. This left Målselv with 3,531 residents.

On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Øverbygd (population: 1,232), municipality of Målselv (population: 5,584), the Naveren and Målsnes areas of Malangen (population: 118), and the "Skogli ved Heia" farm in Balsfjord (population: 2) were all merged to form a new, larger municipality of Målselv with a new population of 6,936. On 1 January 1966, the Sørelvmo/Aursfjordbotn area (population: 131) was transferred from Balsfjord to Målselv. Then on 1 January 1972, the "Blomli i Fagerfjell" area of Målselv (population: 63) was transferred to Lenvik.


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