Editing Porsanger Municipality (section)

==General information==
[[File:Herd of reindeer beneath a waterfall.jpg|thumb|left|View of a reindeer herd near a waterfall in Porsanger]]
[[File:Traditional Samí house.jpg|thumb|left|Traditional Sami house, along the fjord]]
[[File:Kistrand-2.jpg|thumb|left|Kistrand in Porsanger on the western shore of Porsanger fjord]]
The municipality of ''Kistrand'' (renamed ''Porsanger'' in 1964) was established on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). On 1 January 1851, the southern part of Kistrand (population: 869) was separated to become the new [[Kautokeino Municipality]]. On 1 January 1861, the northern part of Kistrand (population: 345) was separated to become the new [[Nordkapp Municipality|Kjelvik Municipality]]. On 1 January 1866, the southern part of Kistrand (population: 515) was separated to become the new [[Karasjok Municipality]].<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 municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) was first named after the old ''Kistrand'' farm since the first [[Kistrand Church]] was built there. The first element is possibly derived from the word {{wikt-lang|no|kid}} which means "kid" (as in a young [[goat]]). The last element is {{wikt-lang|no|strand}} which means "[[beach]]" or "shore".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qolBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Finmarkens amt |date=1924 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=18 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=181 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

On 2 November 1962, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the name of the municipality to ''Porsanger''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1962 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1962. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381019_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Oslo, Norway |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |page=401}}</ref> The new name comes the local [[Porsangerfjorden]] ({{langx|non|Porsangr}}). The first element is probably the name of the plant {{wikt-lang|no|pors}} or ''finnmarkspors'' (''[[Rhododendron tomentosum]]''). Another theory is that the first element is derived from the [[Northern Sami language|Northern Sami]] word {{lang|se|borsi}} which means "[[waterfall]]". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|angr}} which means "[[fjord]]" or "[[bay]]".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qolBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Finmarkens amt |date=1924 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=18 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=178 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

Since 2004, the municipality has had three co-official, co-equal, interchangeable names: {{native name|no|Porsanger}}, {{native name|se|Porsáŋgu}}, and {{native name|fkv|Porsanki}}, since it has three official languages: [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]], [[Northern Sami language|Northern Sami]], and [[Kven language|Kven]].<ref name="snl2">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Porsangen |url=http://snl.no/Porsangen |access-date=2013-03-29 |language=no}}</ref><ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Porsángu |url=http://snl.no/Pors%C3%A1ngu |access-date=2013-03-29 |language=no}}</ref> The spelling of the Sami and Kven language names change depending on how they are used. In Sami, it is called {{lang|se|Porsáŋgu}} when it is spelled alone, but it is {{lang|se|Porsáŋggu gielda}} when using the Sami language equivalent to "Porsanger Municipality". In Kven, it is called {{lang|fkv|Porsanki}} when it is spelled alone, and it is {{lang|se|Porsangin komuuni}} when using the Kven language equivalent to "Porsanger municipality".<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 16 June 1967. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gules]], three reindeer [[Salient (heraldry)|salient]] [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|På rød bunn tre springende hvite rein}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is three leaping reindeer, two over one. The reindeer have a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. Porsanger is one of the largest municipalities in the [[Northern Norway]] that is not dependent on [[fishing]]. Instead, the local people historically farmed [[reindeer]], which is still an importance source of income for the residents. The arms were designed by [[Hallvard Trætteberg]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=porsanger |access-date=2023-01-23 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Porsanger, Finmark (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-20-20.html |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1967-06-16 |title=Porsanger kommune, våpen |url=https://foto.digitalarkivet.no/fotoweb/archives/5003-Kommunev%C3%A5pen/Kart%20og%20tegninger%20og%20segl/he10081205031234.tif.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Kommunev%25C3%25A5pen%2F%3Fq%3Dporsanger |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Digitalarkivet |publisher=Arkivverket |language=no}}</ref> {{See also-text|Coats of arms of [[Eidfjord Municipality#Coat of arms|Eidfjord]], [[Rendalen Municipality#Coat of arms|Rendalen]], [[Tromsø Municipality#Coat of arms|Tromsø]], [[Vadsø Municipality#Coat of arms|Vadsø]], and [[Vågå Municipality#Coat of arms|Vågå]]}}

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Porsanger. It is part of the [[Indre Finnmark prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Porsanger'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="5"|Porsanger||[[Brenna Chapel]]||[[Brenna, Finnmark|Brenna]]||1971
|-
|[[Børselv Church]]||[[Børselv]]||1958
|-
|[[Kistrand Church]]||[[Kistrand]]||1856
|-
|[[Lakselv Church]]||[[Lakselv]]||1963
|-
|[[Skoganvarre Chapel]]||[[Skoganvarre]]||1963
|}