Editing Kvænangen Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Troms, Norway}}
{{for|the fjord in Troms, Norway|Kvænangen (fjord)}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Kvænangen
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = <hr />{{native name|se|Návuona suohkan}}<br />{{native name|fkv|Naavuonon komuuni}}
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = Saltnes_and_Isfjordjøkelen_by_Isfjorden,_Troms,_Norway_in_2014_August_-_02.jpg
|image_caption          = Isfjordjøkelen, part of [[Øksfjordjøkelen]] glacier seen from Varberget
|idnumber               = 5546
|county                 = Troms
|district               = Nord-Troms
|capital                = [[Burfjord]]
|established            = 1863
|preceded               = [[Skjervøy Municipality]]
|demonym                = Kvænangsværing
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Kvænangen komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.kvanangen.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Kai Petter Johansen 
|mayor_party            = [[Socialist Left Party (Norway)|SV]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|elevation_max_m        = 1324
|highest_point_ref      = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/fakta-om-norge/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>
|area_rank              = 32
|area_total_km2         = 2109.68
|area_land_km2          = 2007.72
|area_water_km2         = 101.96
|area_water_percent     = 4.8
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 324
|population_total       = 1157
|population_density_km2 = 0.5
|population_increase    = -6.2
|coordinates            = {{coord|69|53|39|N|21|58|49|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 34W |utm_northing = 7754390 |utm_easting = 0537612 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Kvænangen''' ({{langx|se|Návuotna}}; {{langx|fkv|Naavuono}}) is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Troms]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Burfjord]]. Other notable villages in the municipality include [[Alteidet]], [[Badderen]], [[Kjækan]], and [[Sekkemo]]. The [[European route E6]] highway goes through the municipality and over the [[Sørstraumen Bridge]], and many people stop at the [[Kvænangsfjellet]] pass to view the scenery of the [[Kvænangen (fjord)|Kvænangen fjord]].<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Kvænangen |url=http://www.snl.no/Kv%C3%A6nangen/kommune |access-date=2010-04-07 |language=no}}</ref>

The {{convert|2109|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 32nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kvænangen is the 324th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,157. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|0.5|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 6.2% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==General information==
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of Kvænangen was established as a municipality in 1863 when it was separated from the large [[Skjervøy Municipality]]. The initial population of Kvænangen was 1,677. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1965, the Meiland area (population: 12) of Skjervøy Municipality was transferred to Kvænangen. On 1 January 1972, the uninhabited area of Mannskarvik was transferred from Skjervøy to Kvænanagen.<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 [[Troms]] 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 [[Troms]] 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]]) is named after the local [[Kvænangen (fjord)|Kvænangen]] fjord ({{langx|non|Kven(a)angr}}) since the fjord is the central geographic feature for the municipality. The first element {{lang|non|kven}} is the [[plural]] [[genitive case]] of the name of the [[Kven people]] who at one time were the majority of the local residents. The last element is {{lang|non|angr}} which means "[[fjord]]".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=py5MAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Tromsø amt |date=1911 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=17 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=189 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 13 July 1990. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Argent]], a harebell plant [[Azure (heraldry)|azure]]"'' ({{langx|no|I sølv en blå blåklokkeplante}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) with 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. The [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[harebell]] plant that has a tincture of [[azure (heraldry)|azure]]. The plant is a typical plant for the area with its harsh and cold climate. The arms were designed by Arvid Sveen.<ref name="snl" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Kvænangen |access-date=2023-01-27 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kvænangen, Troms (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-19-43.html |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1990-07-13 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1990-07-13-572 |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

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

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Kvænangen'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="3"|Kvænangen||[[Burfjord Church]]||[[Burfjord]]||2009
|-
|[[Sekkemo Church]]||[[Sekkemo]]||1956
|-
|[[Skorpa Church]]||[[Skorpa, Troms|Skorpa]]||1850
|}

==History==
The municipality surrounds the [[Kvænangen (fjord)|Kvænangen]] fjord, after which it is named. The population is primarily of [[Sami people|Sami]] origin, although the [[Kven people|Kven]] population constitutes a sizeable minority. Archeological finds indicate [[nomad]]ic activity in the area going back 10,000 years.

There is evidence that Kværnangen was the site for a transitional state between nomadic and agricultural society through what was known as "siida" - delimited areas where permanent housing was established and natural resources put under stewardship.
[[File:Skorpa_from_Gildetun-Kvænangenfjorden.jpg|thumb|left|210px|Skorpa island in Kvænangsfjord]]
The Kvens settled in the area in the 18th century, occupying themselves with [[fishing]], [[hunting]], and [[agriculture]]. Over time, fisheries became a primary industry, and the community exported dried fish to southern areas. Ethnic Norwegians gradually immigrated to facilitate trade and administration.

Norwegian public policy in the 1930s and post-war years homogenized the three groups, ethnic Norwegians, Sami, and Kven, considerably, to the point that most residents speak Norwegian at home, regardless of their ethnic heritage. A majority of people in Kvænangen declared themselves Sami or Kven in the 1930 census. In the 1950 census, all but a handful declared themselves Norwegian.

During the [[Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany|Nazi occupation]] during [[World War II]], a [[Kvænangen concentration camp|temporary work camp]] was established at Kvænangen. In large part due to the generosity of the local population, prisoners had ample food. As the German [[Wehrmacht]] retreated in early 1945, the population was evacuated by force, and all buildings were burned. Today, a local museum shows typical reconstruction houses.

==Geography==
[[File:E6 near Kvænangen.jpg|thumb|left|The main E6 road goes through Kvænangen]]
The municipality has coastal and plains geography, extending into [[Finnmarksvidda]]. There are mature [[Scots Pine|pine]] [[forest]]s in the valley at the head of the [[fjord]], and there are several [[river]]s, the largest of which is [[Kvænangselva]], which is traditionally a good [[salmon]]-fishing river.

[[File:WinterRiver.jpg|thumb|right|Winter in Burfjord valley, Kvænangen.]]
The [[Øksfjordjøkelen]] glacier is located in the northern part of the municipality along the border with [[Loppa Municipality]]. It's the ninth largest [[glacier]] in mainland Norway. The lake [[Šuoikkatjávri]] is located in the southern part of the municipality on the border with [[Kautokeino Municipality]]. The [[Langfjordjøkelen]] is another glacier in northern Kvænangen. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1324|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Beahcegealháldi.<ref name="elev" />

There are several islands in the fjord that are part of Kvænangen Municipality: [[Skorpa, Troms|Skorpa]], [[Spildra]], and [[Nøklan]].

===Climate===
Kvænangen has a boreal climate with mild winters for this climate type, and very moderate precipitation with little variation between the seasons. The [[Köppen Climate Classification]] subtype for this climate is "[[Köppen climate classification#Group D: Continental/microthermal climates|Dfc]]" ([[continental subarctic climate]]). The average temperature for the year is {{convert|3.7|C}}. The all-time high temperature is {{convert|30.5|C}} recorded 7 July 2021; the all-time low is {{convert|-21.5|C}} recorded 6 February 2012. There are an average of 101 days of precipitation each year, with the most precipitation days occurring in autumn and the least precipitation occurring in spring. The [[Norwegian Meteorological Institute]] has been operating a weather station in Nordstraum in Kvænangen since 1965.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Climate Summary for Nordstraum, Kvænangen |url=https://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=560299&cityname=Nordstraum%2C+Troms%2C+Norway&units=metric |access-date=2023-02-25}}</ref>

{{Weather box 
|metric first= yes
|single line = yes
|location = Nordstraum in Kvænangen 1991-2020 (20 m)
| Jan high C = -0.5
| Feb high C = -1
| Mar high C = 0.8
| Apr high C = 4.2
| May high C = 8.9
| Jun high C = 12.9
| Jul high C = 16.2
| Aug high C = 15.2
| Sep high C = 11.4
| Oct high C = 5.9
| Nov high C = 2.6
| Dec high C = 0.9
|year high C = 
| Jan low C = -5.6
| Feb low C = -6.1
| Mar low C = -4.3
| Apr low C = -1.2
| May low C = 2.9
| Jun low C = 6.9
| Jul low C = 9.9
| Aug low C = 9.2
| Sep low C = 6.2
| Oct low C = 1.7
| Nov low C = -1.8
| Dec low C = -3.9
|year low C = 
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
|Jan mean C=-3.2
|Feb mean C=-3.6
|Mar mean C=-1.8
|Apr mean C=1.4
|May mean C=5.8
|Jun mean C=9.8
|Jul mean C=12.9
|Aug mean C=12
|Sep mean C=8.5
|Oct mean C=3.6
|Nov mean C=0.3
|Dec mean C=-1.7
|year mean C=3.7
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
|precipitation colour=green <!-- Enter "green" for green precipitation colours, remove this line for blue colouring. -->
|Jan precipitation mm=46.6
|Feb precipitation mm=32
|Mar precipitation mm=37
|Apr precipitation mm=26.1
|May precipitation mm=28.1
|Jun precipitation mm=39.1
|Jul precipitation mm=48.8
|Aug precipitation mm=55.1
|Sep precipitation mm=47
|Oct precipitation mm=51.7
|Nov precipitation mm=34.9
|Dec precipitation mm=42.7
|year precipitation mm=
|unit precipitation days = 1.0&nbsp;mm
|Jan precipitation days= 9
|Feb precipitation days= 7
|Mar precipitation days= 9
|Apr precipitation days= 7
|May precipitation days= 7
|Jun precipitation days= 8
|Jul precipitation days= 9
|Aug precipitation days= 9
|Sep precipitation days= 10
|Oct precipitation days= 10
|Nov precipitation days= 7
|Dec precipitation days= 9
<!-- Mandatory fields, source -->
|source 1= seklima.met.no<ref>{{Cite web |title=seklima.met.no |url=https://seklima.met.no/observations/ |publisher=Norwegian Meteorological Institute}}</ref>
|source 2= NOAA-WMO averages 91-2020 Norway <ref>{{Cite web |title=NOAA-WMO normals Norway 1991-2020 |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Norway/CSV/?C=D;O=A}}</ref>
}}

{{Weather box
|collapsed=yes
|location     = Kvænangen 1961-1990
|single line  = yes
|metric first = yes
| Jan high C = -2.2
| Feb high C = -1.8
| Mar high C = -0.1
| Apr high C = 2.9
| May high C = 7.6
| Jun high C = 12.5
| Jul high C = 15.5
| Aug high C = 14.2
| Sep high C = 9.9
| Oct high C = 4.9
| Nov high C = 1.4
| Dec high C = -0.8
|year high C = 5.3
| Jan low C = -7.5
| Feb low C = -7.1
| Mar low C = -5.1
| Apr low C = -2.1
| May low C = 2.1
| Jun low C = 6.4
| Jul low C = 9.3
| Aug low C = 8.5
| Sep low C = 5.1
| Oct low C = 0.8
| Nov low C = -3.1
| Dec low C = -5.7
|year low C = 0.1
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean C = -4.6
| Feb mean C = -4.5
| Mar mean C = -3
| Apr mean C = 0.3
| May mean C = 4.8
| Jun mean C = 9
| Jul mean C = 12.1
| Aug mean C = 11.3
| Sep mean C = 7.5
| Oct mean C = 3.2
| Nov mean C = -0.8
| Dec mean C = -3.3
|year mean C = 2.7
| precipitation colour = green <!-- Enter "green" for green precipitation colours, remove this line for blue colouring. -->
| Jan precipitation mm = 36
| Feb precipitation mm = 32
| Mar precipitation mm = 32
| Apr precipitation mm = 23
| May precipitation mm = 24
| Jun precipitation mm = 31
| Jul precipitation mm = 52
| Aug precipitation mm = 51
| Sep precipitation mm = 44
| Oct precipitation mm = 54
| Nov precipitation mm = 40
| Dec precipitation mm = 41
|year precipitation mm = 460
| precip days colour     = green
| Jan precipitation days = 7.4
| Feb precipitation days = 7.2
| Mar precipitation days = 6.3
| Apr precipitation days = 5.9
| May precipitation days = 6.5
| Jun precipitation days = 7.5
| Jul precipitation days = 9.9
| Aug precipitation days = 9.6
| Sep precipitation days = 9.9
| Oct precipitation days = 10.9
| Nov precipitation days = 9.1
| Dec precipitation days = 9.1
|year precipitation days = 99.3
<!-- Average daylight hours, including cloudy hours. -->
| Jan light = 1
| Feb light = 8.6
| Mar light = 12.8
| Apr light = 19.5
| May light = 23.5
| Jun light = 24
| Jul light = 23.6
| Aug light = 21
| Sep light = 14.3
| Oct light = 9.9
| Nov light = 4
| Dec light = 1
|year light = 13.6
|source 1 = Weatherbase <ref name="Weatherbase">{{Cite web |year=2013 |title=Weatherbase.com |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=560299&cityname=Nordstraum- |access-date=2023-02-25 |publisher=Weatherbase}}</ref>
}}

==Government==
Kvænangen Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Vestre Finnmark District Court]] and the [[Hålogaland Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Kvænangen is made up of 15 representatives that are elected every four years. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvænangen
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Troms Romsa |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/troms%20romsa/kv%C3%A6nangen#seats |access-date=2024-01-04 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|otherparty                = Kvænangen Local List
|otherparty_no             = Kvænangen Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvænangen
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Troms og Finnmark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/troms%20og%20finnmark/kv%C3%A6nangen#seats |access-date=2019-10-26 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|H/FrP                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Kvænangen Local List
|otherparty_no             = Kvænangen Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvænangen
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Kyst                      = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvænangen
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Troms Romsa |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/troms%20romsa/kv%C3%A6nangen#seats |access-date=2019-10-26 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Kyst                      = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvænangen
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Kyst                      = 2
|H/KrF                     = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvænangen
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|H/KrF                     = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvænangen
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|H/KrF                     = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvænangen
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|H/KrF                     = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvænangen
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|otherparty                = Kvænangen cross-party list
|otherparty_no             = Kvænangen tverrpolitiske liste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|otherparty1               = Jøkelfjord local list
|otherparty_no1            = Jøkelfjord kretsliste
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvænangen
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Jøkelfjord local list
|otherparty_no             = Jøkelfjord kretsliste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvænangen
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvænangen
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21 
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Sp/V                      = 1
|otherparty                = Alteidet and Jøkelfjord local list
|otherparty_no             = Alteidet og Jøkelfjord Kretsliste 
|otherparty_number         = 1
|otherparty1               = Burfjord local list
|otherparty_no1            = Burfjord Kretsliste
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvænangen
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|otherparty                = Alteidet and Jøkelfjord local list
|otherparty_no             = Alteidet og Jøkelfjord Kretsliste 
|otherparty_number         = 3
|otherparty1               = Workers', farmers' and housewives' non-party common list
|otherparty_no1            = Arbeidernes, Småbrukernes og Husmødrenes Upolitiske Fellesliste
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|otherparty2               = Kvænangsbotn Non-party district list
|otherparty_no2            = Kvænangsbotn Upolitiske distriktsliste
|otherparty_number2        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvænangen
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Venstre                   = 1
|Local_Lists               = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvænangen
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 5
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvænangen
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvænangen
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|AFS                       = 5
|Local_Lists               = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvænangen
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Venstre                   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvænangen
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|AFS                       = 5
|Venstre                   = 5
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvænangen
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 5
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvænangen
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Local_Lists               = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Kvænangen
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-03-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 2
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|AFS                       = 5
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Kvænangen:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bjørklund |first=Ivar |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012091738042 |title=Fjordfolket i Kvænangen. Fra samisk samfunn til norsk utkant 1550–1980 |publisher=Universitetsforlaget |year=1985 |location=Oslo |language=no}}</ref>
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*1863–1888: Peder B. Giæver ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1889–1910: Henrik Giæver ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1911–1916: Gjert Rasch ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1917–1919: Johan Storvik ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*1920–1925: Gjert Rasch ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1926–1928: Lars Larsen Vassnes ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1929–1934: Johan Storvik ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1935–1937: Eli Vassnes
*1938–1942: Øivind Storvik ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1943–1944: Reidar Paulsen ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1945–1947: Peder Olsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1948–1951: Hedley Kristiansen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1952–1955: Peder Olsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1956–1959: Hedley Kristiansen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1958–1959: Einar Eriksen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1960–1963: Kristoffer Borkenhagen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1964–1965: Kristian Kjelsberg ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1965–1971: Kristoffer Borkenhagen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1972–1975: Odd Følstad ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1976–1979: Ingulv Wiik ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1979-1979: Øivind Eilertsen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1980–1983: Harald Olsen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1984–1991: Sigvald Johnsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1992–1995: Eva Jørstad ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1995–2007: Harald Olsen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*2007–2011: John Helland ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*2011–2015: Jan Helge Jensen ([[Coastal Party|K]])
*2015–2023: Eirik Losnegaard Mevik ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2023-present: Kai Petter Johansen ([[Socialist Left Party (Norway)|SV]])
{{div col end}}

==Notable people==
[[File:Gunnar Kaasen with Balto.jpg|140px|thumb|Gunnar Kaasen with Balto, 1925]]
Notable people that were born or lived in Kvænangen include:
* [[Anders Larsen]] (1870–1949), Sami teacher, journalist and author
* [[Jafet Lindeberg]] (1873–1962),  a gold prospector and co-founder of [[Nome, Alaska]]
* [[Gunnar Kaasen]] (1882–1960), Norwegian-American musher, helped the [[1925 serum run to Nome]]
* [[Hans Eng]] (1907–1995) a Norwegian physician and Nazi collaborator during World War II
* [[Steinar Eriksen]] (born 1939), Norwegian businessperson and politician
* [[Odd Rikard Olsen]] (1947–2012), Norwegian newspaper editor and politician
* [[Eva M. Nielsen]] (born 1950), Norwegian politician
* [[:no:Torgeir Johnsen|Torgeir Johnsen, (Norwegian Wiki)]] (born 1967), Norwegian politician

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/kvaenangen Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}

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