Harstad (town)

      Harstad
      —  Former Municipality  —
      Municipality ID NO-1901
      Adm. Center Harstad
      Created from Trondenes in 1904
      Merged into Harstad in 1964
      Harstad
      Háštá
      —  Town  —
      View of the town
      Harstad (town) is located in Troms
      Harstad
      Location in Troms
      Coordinates: 68°47′56″N 16°31′53″E / 68.79889°N 16.53139°E / 68.79889; 16.53139Coordinates: 68°47′56″N 16°31′53″E / 68.79889°N 16.53139°E / 68.79889; 16.53139
      Country Norway
      Region Northern Norway
      County Troms
      District Central Hålogaland
      Municipality Harstad
      Area[1]
       • Total 11.62 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
      Elevation[2] 62 m (203 ft)
      Population (2011)[1]
       • Total 19,808
       • Density 1,705/km2 (4,420/sq mi)
      Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
       • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
      Post Code 9405 Harstad

      Harstad (Northern Sami: Háštá) is a town in the municipality of Harstad in Troms county, Norway. The town is also the administrative centre of the municipality of Harstad. The 11.62-square-kilometre (2,870-acre) town has a population (2011) of 19,808. The population density of the town is 1,705 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,420 /sq mi).[1] It is the second-largest town in Troms, after Tromsø, and it is the largest town in Central Hålogaland.

      The town is located on the northeastern part of the large island of Hinnøya, along the Vågsfjorden. The town is made up of several areas including Gangsås, Grønnebakkan, Kanebogen, Medkila, Sama, Seljestad, and Stangnes. There are two churches of the Church of Norway in the town: Harstad Church and Kanebogen Church. The historic Trondenes Church lies just north of the town.

      History

      View of one of the main roads of Harstad

      On 1 January 1904, the village of Harstad was granted town privileges. On the same date, the new town was separated from the municipality of Trondenes to become a municipality of its own. Initially, the town of Harstad had 1,246 residents. The town of Harstad existed as its own municipality between 1 January 1904 until 31 December 1963.

      On 1 January 1964, the town of Harstad (population: 3,808) was merged with Trondenes municipality (population: 6,567) to the north and Sandtorg municipality (population: 7,512) to the south, forming a new, much larger municipality of Harstad.[3]

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      References

      1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2011). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.". 
      2. ^ "Harstad" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-08-25. 
      3. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. 
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      As of 2012, according to Statistics Norway [1]
      1. Oslo 925,242
      2. Bergen 238,098
      3. Stavanger/Sandnes 201,353
      4. Trondheim 167,598
      5. Fredrikstad/Sarpsborg 105,545
      6. Drammen 101,995
      7. Porsgrunn/Skien 88,860
      8. Kristiansand 70,204
      9. Tromsø 57,015
      10. Tønsberg 49,093
      11. Ålesund 48,460
      12. Haugesund 44,524
      13. Moss 43,553
      14. Sandefjord 42,212
      15. Bodø 38,326
      16. Arendal 33,778
      17. Hamar 30,921
      18. Larvik 24,422
      19. Halden 23,897
      20. Lillehammer 20,857
      21. Molde 20,132
      22. Harstad 19,983
      23. Kongsberg 19,861
      24. Gjøvik 19,261
      25. Askøy 19,138
      26. Horten 18,713
      27. Mo i Rana 18,317
      28. Kristiansund 17,456
      29. Jessheim 17,319
      30. Hønefoss 14,860
      31. Alta 14,439
      32. Narvik 14,035
      33. Elverum 13,913
      34. Ski 13,891
      35. Askim 13,407
      36. Drøbak 13,006
      37. Nesoddtangen 12,020
      38. Steinkjer 11,908
      39. Vennesla 11,894
      40. Leirvik 11,670
      41. Grimstad 11,662
      42. Kongsvinger 11,589


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