Tysfjord municipality

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Tysfjord municipality was a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway, known for its dramatic fjord landscapes and significant Sámi population.

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instanceOf former municipality of Norway
capital Kjøpsvik NERFINISHED
coatOfArmsAdopted 1987
coatOfArmsBlazon Blue with a silver or white fjord and mountains
country Norway
dissolvedInto Hamarøy municipality NERFINISHED
Narvik municipality NERFINISHED
dissolvedOn 2020-01-01
existedFrom 1869
hasEthnicGroup Lule Sámi people NERFINISHED
Sámi people NERFINISHED
hasFerryConnection Bognes–Skarberget ferry NERFINISHED
Drag–Kjøpsvik ferry NERFINISHED
hasGeographyFeature coastal area
fjord landscape
mountainous terrain
hasIndustry aquaculture
fishing
mining
hasNotableSite Drag Church NERFINISHED
Hellmobotn NERFINISHED
Kjøpsvik Church NERFINISHED
Tysfjord Church NERFINISHED
hasOfficialLanguageMinority Lule Sámi NERFINISHED
hasSettlement Drag NERFINISHED
Kjøpsvik
Musken NERFINISHED
Storå NERFINISHED
hasSignificantPopulation Sámi NERFINISHED
hasTransport European route E6 NERFINISHED
knownFor Lule Sámi culture and language
dramatic fjord landscapes
significant Sámi population
locatedIn Arctic Norway
Northern Norway NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Nordland county NERFINISHED
Ofoten district NERFINISHED
locatedOn Hinnøya region (partly on mainland and islands) NERFINISHED
Tysfjorden NERFINISHED
namedAfter Tysfjorden NERFINISHED
partOf Kingdom of Norway NERFINISHED
populationCharacteristic sparsely populated
separatedFrom Lødingen municipality NERFINISHED
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
usedLanguage Lule Sámi NERFINISHED
Norwegian

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Tysfjord hasFormerMunicipality Tysfjord municipality
Ballangen, Norway borderedBy Tysfjord municipality
subject surface form: Ballangen
Ofoten containsMunicipality Tysfjord municipality
this entity surface form: Tysfjord (former municipality)
Kjøpsvik previouslyGovernedBy Tysfjord municipality
this entity surface form: Tysfjord Municipality
Storå locatedIn Tysfjord municipality
this entity surface form: former municipality of Tysfjord