Skånland
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Skånland kommune Skániid suohkan |
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View of Evenskjer
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 Skånland within Troms |
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| Coordinates: 68°38′24″N 16°57′26″E / 68.64000°N 16.95722°ECoordinates: 68°38′24″N 16°57′26″E / 68.64000°N 16.95722°E | ||
| Country | Norway | |
| County | Troms | |
| District | Central Hålogaland | |
| Administrative centre | Evenskjer | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2011) | Einar Aune (H) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 495.07 km2 (191.15 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 464.84 km2 (179.48 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 30.23 km2 (11.67 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 209 in Norway | |
| Population (2012) | ||
| • Total | 2,972 | |
| • Rank | 271 in Norway | |
| • Density | 6.4/km2 (17/sq mi) | |
| • Change (10 years) | -3.0 % | |
| Demonym(s) | Skånlending | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1913 | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Website | www |
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Skånland (Northern Sami: Skánit) is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is part of the Central Hålogaland region, just southeast of the city of Harstad. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Evenskjer. Other villages include Grovfjord, Renså, Sandstrand, and Tovik.
The Tjeldsund Bridge in Skånland connects the island of Hinnøya (the largest coastal island in Norway) to the Norwegian mainland.
Skånland was established on 1 July 1926 when the large municipality of Trondenes was divided into three municipalities: Sandtorg, Skånland, and Trondenes. Skånland's initial population was 2,443. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipality of Astafjord (population: 1,120) was merged into Skånland. On the same date, the part of Skånland on the island of Rolla (population: 143) was transferred to neighboring Ibestad municipality.
The municipality, and the parish, is named after the old Skånland farm (Old Norse: Skánøyjarland), since the first church (Skånland Church) was built there (in 1870). The first element is the genitive case of an old name Skánøy (but the meaning of this is uncertain) and the last element is land which means "land" or "farm". The name might be of Sami origin, meaning "small mountains" (skánit).
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