Troms county
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 Troms within Norway |
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| Country | Norway | |
| County | Troms | |
| Region | Northern Norway | |
| County ID | NO-19 | |
| Administrative centre | Tromsø | |
| Government | ||
| • Governor |
Svein Ludvigsen Høyre (2006–present) |
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| • County mayor |
Knut Werner Hansen Ap (2011–present) |
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| • Total | 25,877 km2 (9,991 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 24,884 km2 (9,608 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | #4 in Norway, 8.18% of Norway's land area | |
| Population (2014) | ||
| • Total | 161,771 | |
| • Rank | 15 (3.33% of country) | |
| • Density | 6/km2 (20/sq mi) | |
| • Change (10 years) | 2.0 % | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Income (per capita) | 133,300 NOK | |
| GDP (per capita) | 211,955 NOK (2001) | |
| GDP national rank | 15 (2.11% of country) | |
| Website | www |
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Troms (pronounced [trums] (
listen); Northern Sami: Romsa, Finnish: Tromssa) is a county in Northern Norway. It borders Finnmark county to the northeast and Nordland county in the southwest. Norrbotten Län in Sweden is located to the south and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea (Atlantic Ocean).
The entire county, which was established in 1866, is located north of the Arctic circle. The Troms County Municipality is the governing body for the county, elected by the people of Troms, while the Troms county governor is a representative of the King and Government of Norway. The county had a population of 161,771 in 2014.
Until 1919 the county was formerly known as Tromsø amt. On 1 July 2006, the Northern Sami name for the county, Romsa, was granted official status along with Troms.
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