Skjervøy Municipality
Skjervøy Municipality
Skjervøy kommune | |
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| Skjervø herred (historic name) | |
View of the village of Årviksand | |
Troms within Norway | |
Skjervøy within Troms | |
| Coordinates: 70°05′07″N 20°39′34″E / 70.08528°N 20.65944°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Troms |
| District | Nord-Troms |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Skjervøy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Ørjan Albrigtsen (KrF) |
| Area | |
• Total | 474.00 km2 (183.01 sq mi) |
| • Land | 465.33 km2 (179.66 sq mi) |
| • Water | 8.67 km2 (3.35 sq mi) 1.8% |
| • Rank | #211 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,229.58 m (4,034.06 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 2,794 |
| • Rank | #240 in Norway |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −3% |
| Demonym | Skjervøyværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5542 |
| Website | Official website |
Skjervøy Municipality (Norwegian: Skjervøy kommune, Northern Sami: Skiervvá suohkan; Kven: Kieruan komuuni) is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Skjervøy on the island of Skjervøya, where most of the inhabitants live. The main industries are fishing and shipbuilding. Other villages in the municipality include Akkarvik and Arnøyhamn.
The 474-square-kilometre (183 sq mi) municipality is the 211th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Skjervøy is the 240th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,794. The municipality's population density is 5.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 3% over the previous 10-year period.