Dyrøy
municipality in Troms, Norway
Dyrøy (Northern Sami: Divrráid suohkan) is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. (From 2024, it will be in Troms county.) It is named after the island of Dyrøya.
Dyrøy kommune
Divrráid suohkan | |
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 View of Dyrøya island in Dyrøy | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Dyrøy within | |
| Coordinates: 69°04′01″N 17°44′29″E / 69.06694°N 17.74139°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Established | 1 Sept 1886 |
| Administrative centre | Brøstadbotn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 288.64 km2 (111.44 sq mi) |
| • Land | 277.07 km2 (106.98 sq mi) |
| • Water | 11.57 km2 (4.47 sq mi) 4% |
| • Rank | 270 in Norway |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 1,068 |
| • Rank | 328 in Norway |
| • Density | 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −10.1% |
| Demonym | Dyrøyværing[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5420 |
| Official language form | Bokmål[2] |
| Preceded by | Tranøy Municipality |
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ↑ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
