Editing Karasjok Municipality (section)

==General information==
The municipality of Karasjok was established on 1 January 1866 when it was separated from the old [[Porsanger Municipality|Kistrand Municipality]]. Initially, the population of Karasjok was 515. The municipal borders have not changed since that time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no}}</ref>

On 1 January 2020, the municipality became part of the newly formed [[Troms og Finnmark]] county. Previously, it had been part of the old [[Finnmark]] county.<ref name="snl5">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Troms og Finnmark |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/Troms_og_Finnmark |access-date=2019-12-26 |date=2019-12-24 |editor-last=Mæhlum |editor-first=Lars |language=no}}</ref> On 1 January 2024, the [[Troms og Finnmark]] county was divided and the municipality once again became part of [[Finnmark]] county.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-05 |title=Fylkesinndelingen fra 2024 |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/tema/kommuner-og-regioner/kommunestruktur/fylkesinndelingen-fra-2024/id2922222/ |publisher=Regjeringen.no |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipal name ''Karasjok'' is a Norwegianized form of the [[Northern Sami language]] name {{lang|se|Kárášjohka}}. The meaning of the first element is uncertain. It could be ''káráš'' which is the [[Northern Sami language|Northern Sami]] word for a [[Trencher (tableware)|wooden food platter]], or from the [[Finnish language|Finnish]] word, {{wikt-lang|fi|kara}}, which means "something that sticks". The last element is {{wikt-lang|se|johka}} which means "river",<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Kárášjohka/Karasjok |url=http://snl.no/K%C3%A1r%C3%A1%C5%A1johka%2FKarasjok |access-date=2013-03-31 |language=no}}</ref> whose equivalent in Finnish is {{wikt-lang|fi|joki}}.

The official name of the municipality was ''Karasjok'' until 1990 when it was changed to the bilingual ''Kárášjohka-Karasjok''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 July 2002 |title=Ot.prp. nr. 111 (2001-2002) |url=http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/fad/dok/regpubl/otprp/20012002/Otprp-nr-111-2001-2002-.html?id=125740 |publisher=Regjeringen.no |language=no}}</ref> It was the third municipality in Norway to get a [[Sami language]] name. In 2005, the name was again changed, such that either ''Kárášjohka'' or ''Karasjok'' can be used interchangeably.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Endring av skrivemåten for tospråklige kommuner. Endring av skrivemåten for tospråklige kommunenavn, Kárášjohka-Karasjok |url=http://www.lovdata.no/cgi-wift/wiztldles?doc=/usr/www/lovdata/for/lf/ov/ov-20041210-1636.html |language=no}}</ref> The spelling of the Sami language name changes depending on how it is used. It is called {{lang|se|Kárášjohka}} when it is used alone, but it is {{lang|se|Kárašjoga gielda}} when in the phrase meaning "Karasjok Municipality". {{lang|se|Kárašjoga gielda}} literally translates as Karasjok's Commune, ''-joga'' being the genitive form of the word -''johka.'' <ref name="sami name">{{Cite web |title=Stadnamn og rettskriving |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/stadnamn/stadnamn-og-offisielle-sprak-i-noreg |access-date=2023-11-19 |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 27 June 1986. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gules]], three five-tongued flames [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] two and one"'' ({{langx|no|I rødt tre femtungede gule flamer, 2-1}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is three five-tongued flames with two above one. The flames have a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The red color and flame designs were chosen as a symbol for the importance of fire to the local (nomadic) [[Sami people]]. The [[fire]] brings both heat and thus survival during the harsh winters, but it is also a major threat, both in the tents as well as in the large [[pine]] [[forest]]s. The fire is also the point around which people gather and it is a guard against dangers. The flag contains three flames also because Kárásjoga-Karasjok is a place where three peoples live: the Sami, [[Norwegian people|Norwegians]], and [[Kven people|Kvens]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway – Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Karasjok |access-date=2023-01-22 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Karasjok, Finmark |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-20-21.html |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1986-07-11 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1986-07-11-1544 |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>