Editing Tana Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Finnmark, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Tana
|native_name            = Deanu gielda
|native_name_lang       = se
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Tanen herred
|image_skyline          = Tanaelva River Bridge Tana.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the old bridge that spanned the river Tanaelva. A new bridge has replaced it. The river banks on the right side of the photo, are part of the [[Varanger Peninsula]]. 
|idnumber               = 5628
|county                 = Finnmark
|district               = Øst-Finnmark
|capital                = [[Tana bru]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1864
|preceded               = [[Lebesby Municipality]]
|demonym                = Tanaværing
|language               = Bokmål
|sami_language          = [[Northern Sami]]
|coatofarms             = Tana komm.svg
|flag                   = Flag of Tana.png
|webpage                = www.tana.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Jon Erland Balto 
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|elevation_max_m        = 1066.8
|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              = 5
|area_total_km2         = 4051.28
|area_land_km2          = 3832.70
|area_water_km2         = 218.58
|area_water_percent     = 5.4
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 239
|population_total       = 2807
|population_density_km2 = 0.7
|population_increase    = -2.6
|coordinates            = {{coord|70|11|58|N|28|11|09|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 35W |utm_northing = 7788540 |utm_easting = 0544831 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

{{native name|se|'''Deatnu'''}} or {{native name|no|'''Tana'''}}<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> is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Finnmark]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Tana bru]]. Among the other villages in the municipality are [[Austertana]], [[Bonakas]], [[Polmak]], [[Rustefjelbma]], and [[Skiippagurra]].<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Deatnu/Tana |url=http://snl.no/Deatnu%2FTana |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328053232/http://snl.no/Deatnu%2FTana |archive-date=2014-03-28 |access-date=2013-03-26 |language=no}}</ref>

The {{convert|4051|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 5th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Deanu-Tana is the 239th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,807. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|0.7|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 2.6% 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>

==History==
[[File:River boats Tana.jpg|thumb|left|View of the local river boats]]
On 1 January 1864, the large [[Lebesby Municipality]] was divided into two. The eastern part (population: 1,388) became the new Tane Municipality and the rest remained as Lebesby. Initially, Tana Municipality included all the land on both sides surrounding the [[Tanafjorden]] and the [[Tana River (Norway)|Tana River]].<ref name="Dag" />

On 1 January 1914, the municipality of Tana was divided into three parts. The southern part (population: 1,426) remained as (a smaller) Tana Municipality. The northern part of the municipality was divided by the Tanafjorden with the western side becoming [[Gamvik Municipality]] (population: 1,374) and the eastern side becoming [[Berlevåg Municipality]] (population: 784). On 1 January 1964, the neighboring [[Polmak Municipality]] (population: 1,072) was merged into Tana. (Polmak was originally part of [[Nesseby Municipality]] before 1 January 1903 when it became a separate municipality.)<ref name="Dag">{{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>

Tana Municipality marks the furthest Soviet advance into Nazi-occupied Norway.

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 originally named ''Tanen'', a Norwegianized form of the [[Northern Sami language|Northern Sami]] name for the area, {{lang|se|Deanu}}. The Sami name is identical to the [[genitive case]] of Sami word {{wikt-lang|non|deatnu}} which means "great [[river]]" or "large river", referring to the main river ([[Tana River (Norway)|Tana River]]) which runs through the municipality. Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Tanen''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Tana''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057-1065}}</ref>

On 1 September 1992, the name of the municipality was changed to "Deatnu-Tana" to symbolize the two official languages in the municipality.<ref name="Dag" /><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 |language=no}}</ref> Then in 2005, the name was again changed such that either ''Deatnu'' or ''Tana'' can be used.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Endring av skrivemåten for tospråklige kommuner. |url=http://www.lovdata.no/cgi-wift/wiztldles?doc=/usr/www/lovdata/for/lf/ov/ov-20041210-1636.html |language=no}}</ref> The Sami language name spelling changes depending on how it is used. It is called {{lang|se|Deatnu}} when it is spelled alone, but it is {{lang|se|Deanu gielda}} when using the Sami language equivalent to "Deanu municipality".<ref name="sami name" />

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 11 May 1984. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gules]], three boats [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] in [[Pale (heraldry)|pale]]"'' ({{langx|no|I rødt tre gule båter}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is three [[riverboat]]s. The riverboat has 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 and yellow colors in the arms were chosen to mimic the Norwegian national arms. The three riverboats were chosen because boats like this have been used in the area for centuries. There are three boats to symbolize the three ethnic groups in the border municipality: the [[Sámi people|Sámi]], [[Kven people|Kven]]s, and [[Norwegians]]. The arms were designed by Arvid Sveen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Tana |access-date=2023-01-21 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tana, Finmark (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-20-25.html |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1984-07-15 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1984-05-11-1104?q=flagg |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

==Economy==
In 2013, 29% of the work force was employed in retail, hotels/restaurants and finance; 23% in the [[healthcare industry]] and the [[social sector]]; 16% in the [[Secondary sector of the economy]]; 11% in the [[primary sector of the economy|primary sector]]; 9% worked in the [[Education in Norway|education sector]]; the work force totaled 1,401.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tana kommune |url=https://www.statsforvalteren.no/siteassets/utgatt/fm-finnmark/dokument-fmfi/kommunal-styring/kommunereformen/endelige-statusbilder/tana-kommune-statusbilde.pdf |website=Statsforvalteren.no |language=no |quote="2013 ... Primærnæring ... 155 ... Sekundærnæring ... 230 ... Handel, hotell/rest samf, finans ... 419 ... Undervisning ... 132 ... Helse og sosial ... 327 ... 1401"}}</ref>

The most important [economic] resources are farmland and [coastal areas, mountains and forests or]<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 February 2021 |title=Utmark |url=https://snl.no/utmark}}</ref> ''utmark''; the use of these gives [significant results relating to] agriculture.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 June 2021 |title=Tana |url=https://snl.no/Tana}}</ref>

The world's northernmost dairy is ''[[Tine (company)|Tine]] Tana'', and it employs around 30 people.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pedersen |first=Helga |date=2020-11-17 |title=Samvirke virker |work=[[Klassekampen]] |page=2 |language=no}}</ref>

The [[Tana Valley]] is the core area for "the River-Sami Culture" in Finnmark; salmon fishing is central in regard to that culture.<ref name="Fishing17Csource">Aage Solbakk. BUOĐĐU - Utviklingen av garnfisket i Tanavassdraget - Med vekt på perioden 1984-2015. https://deatnu.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Utviklingen-av-garnfisket-i-Tanavassdraget.pdf. Page 3. DeanuInstituhtta. Retrieved 2023-05-22</ref> According to written sources since the [[17th century]], fishing has been a major livelihood for the Sami people in the [[river valley]] of [[Tana (Norway)|Tana River]].<ref name=Fishing17Csource/>

==Churches==
The [[Church of Norway]] has two parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Tana. 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 Deatnu-Tana'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Tana||[[Austertana Chapel]]||[[Austertana]]||1958
|-
|[[Tana Church]]||[[Rustefjelbma]]||1964
|-
|Polmak||[[Polmak Church]]||[[Polmak]]||1853
|}

==Government==
All municipalities in Norway are 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 [[Indre og Østre Finnmark District Court]] and the [[Hålogaland Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} is made up of 19 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]]. 
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Deatnu Tana
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Finnmark Finnmárku |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/finnmark%20finnm%C3%A1rku/deatnu%20-%20tana#seats |access-date=2023-12-30 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|Total                     = 19
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Sami List in Tana
|otherparty_no             = Deanu Sámelistu–Samelista i Tana
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Deatnu Tana
|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/deatnu%20-%20tana#seats |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 19
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Sami List in Tana
|otherparty_no             = Deanu Sámelistu–Samelista i Tana
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Deatnu Tana
|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                     = 19
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|Samefolket                = 1
|smallparty1               = [[Árja]]
|smallparty_color1         = {{Party color|Árja}}
|smallparty_no1            = Árja
|smallparty_number1        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Deatnu Tana
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Finnmark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/finnmark%20finnm%C3%A1rku/deatnu%20tana#seats |access-date=2019-10-23 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|Local_Lists               = 1
|Samefolket                = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Deatnu Tana
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Samefolket                = 1
|smallparty                = Joint list of the [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal Party]] and Independent Voters<br />
|smallparty_no             = Venstre og uavhengige velgeres liste
|smallparty_number         = 3
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Liberal Party (Norway)}} 50%, white 50%);
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Deatnu-Tana
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Samefolket                = 1
|smallparty                = Joint list of the [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal Party]] and Independent Voters<br />
|smallparty_no             = Venstre og uavhengige velgeres liste
|smallparty_number         = 2
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Liberal Party (Norway)}} 50%, white 50%);
|otherparty1               = Tana Common List
|otherparty_no1            = Tana fellesliste
|otherparty_number1        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Deatnu-Tana
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 7
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Samefolket                = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Deatnu-Tana
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Sámi Democrat
|otherparty_no             = Samedemokrahtat/Samedemokrate
|otherparty_number         = 1
|otherparty1               = Sámi List
|otherparty_no1            = Sámealbmot listu/Samefolkets liste
|otherparty_number1        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Deatnu-Tana
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Sámi Democrat
|otherparty_no             = Samedemokrahtat/Samedemokrate
|otherparty_number         = 1
|otherparty1               = Sámi List
|otherparty_no1            = Sámealbmot listu/Samefolkets liste
|otherparty_number1        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tana
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Tana Cross-Party List
|otherparty_no             = Tana tverrpolitiske liste
|otherparty_number         = 3
|otherparty1               = Sámi List
|otherparty_no1            = Samefolkets liste
|otherparty_number1        = 3
|otherparty2               = Free Voters List
|otherparty_no2            = Frie Velgeres list
|otherparty_number2        = 3 
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tana
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Tana Cross-Party List
|otherparty_no             = Tana tverrpolitiske liste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|otherparty1               = Sámi List
|otherparty_no1            = Samefolkets liste
|otherparty_number1        = 3
|otherparty2               = Free Voters List
|otherparty_no2            = Frie Velgeres list
|otherparty_number2        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tana
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Village List
|otherparty_no             = Bygdefolkets enhetsliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|otherparty1               = Sámi List
|otherparty_no1            = Samefolkets liste
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tana
|start                     = 1977
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tana
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|otherparty                = Socialist common list<br />
|otherparty_no             = Venstresosialistiske felleslister
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tana
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |volume=I |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 1
|AFS                       = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tana
|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=2020-03-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Høyre                     = 6
|NKP                       = 1
|AFS                       = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tana
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 3
|NKP                       = 2
|AFS                       = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tana
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|NKP                       = 1
|AFS                       = 4
|Høyre                     = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tana
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|AFS                       = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tana
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|AFS                       = 5
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tana
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|AFS                       = 5
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Tana
|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=2020-03-17 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|H/FV                      = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|AFS                       = 1
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Tana (incomplete list):
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*1908-1916: [[Hagbarth Lund]] ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1917-1917: E.M. Noodt<ref>{{Cite news |date=1917-01-11 |title=Ordførervalg |url=https://www.nb.no/items/7e2a3769fb4fb86f9da0adf844aa0e96 |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=Nordkap |language=no}}</ref>
*1937-1941: [[Per Fokstad]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1941-1945: Barmann Jensen ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nb.no/items/45c5075e5aab87fb3de80f29396765d5|title=7 nye ordførere i Finnmark|page=2|date=1941-02-01|language=no|accessdate=2024-04-05|newspaper=[[Finnmarken]]}}</ref>
*1945-1948: [[Per Fokstad]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1948-1951: Kristian Rasmussen ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1948-01-06 |title=Tana velger K. Rasmussen til ordfører |url=https://www.nb.no/items/e7837b9b7d2fa4159d185235b56f1164 |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=[[Finnmarken]] |language=no}}</ref>
*1951-1961: Rolf L. Schancke ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1951-12-29 |title=Schancke ordfører i Tana |url=https://www.nb.no/items/e1898e75ef00de3bd8858bb9c1087d9e |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=[[Finnmarken]] |language=no}}</ref>
*1961-1964: Simon Pedersen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1961-11-10 |title=A-ordfører i Tana kommune |url=https://www.nb.no/items/755adab233f4c4785940c8e95c8eb4f5 |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=[[Finnmark Dagblad]] |language=no}}</ref>
*1964-1965: Reidar Dybvik ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1965-1966: Simon Pedersen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1966-1966: Ingolf Ellila ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1966-02-02 |title=Ordfører Ingolf Ellila i Tana døde tirsdag |url=https://www.nb.no/items/557f99449b0b61be87e495a0fb44aeb8 |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=[[Finnmark Dagblad]] |language=no}}</ref>
*1966-1968: Simon Pedersen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1968-1971: Magnus Rokstad ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1968-01-04 |title=Ny ordfører i Tana |url=https://www.nb.no/items/828a66c1a44cc8ffdd311e0ce1e711fc |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=[[Finnmarksposten]]] |language=no}}</ref>
*1971-1983: Stein Torheim ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1983-1987: Kristine Broch Johansen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1987-1991: Harald Hirsti ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1991-1999: Leif Kristian Sundelin ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1999-2007: Ingrid Smuk Rolstad ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2007-2019: Frank Ingilæ ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2019-2023: [[Helga Pedersen (Norway)|Helga Pedersen]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ballovara |first=Mette |date=2019-10-10 |title=Vant med én stemme – Helga Pedersen ny Tana-ordfører |url=https://www.nrk.no/sapmi/vant-med-en-stemme-_-helga-pedersen-ny-tana-ordforer-1.14737018 |access-date=2019-10-10 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}</ref>
*2023-present: Jon Erland Balto ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-12 |title=Ny ordfører i Tana kommune |url=https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/ny-ordforer-i-tana-kommune-1.16593533 |access-date=2023-12-29 |work=NRK Troms og Finnmark |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

==Geography==
[[File:Tanafjorden-2012-07-09-12-30-022.jpg|thumb|left|300px|View of the Tanafjorden from the highway Fv 98]]
Deatnu-Tana is situated along the lower river basin of the [[Tana River (Norway)|Tana River]], which borders [[Finland]] along most of its course. People live in small settlements along the river, notably [[Sirma (Norway)|Sirma]], [[Polmak]], [[Rustefjelbma]], [[Seida (Norway)|Seida]], [[Skiippagurra]], [[Austertana]], and [[Tana bru]]. Most inhabitants of Tana are [[Sami people]], and the [[Sami language]] and culture are today promoted by the municipality and the schools. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1066.78|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Rásttigáisá.<ref name="elev" />

The river Tana has represented a mainstay in the economy, as it is one of [[Europe]]'s main [[salmon]] rivers, and it empties into the [[Tanafjorden]]. River transportation is traditionally done by long, narrow river boats, that are still in use, albeit motorized. Lakes in this area include [[Geassájávri]], [[Nissojávri]], and [[Sundvatnet]]. At Tana bru, the [[Tana Bridge]] (part of [[European route E6]] and [[European route E75]]) crosses over the Tana River. The nearest airports are [[Vadsø Airport]] (about {{convert|70|km|disp=or}} away) and [[Kirkenes Airport]] (about {{convert|130|km|disp=or}} away). Kirkenes Airport (but not Vadsø) has direct flights to [[Oslo]].

===Wildlife===
With the Tana River flowing through wild and spectacular [[habitat]], the municipality of Tana has one of the most spectacular gatherings in Norway. As many as 25,000 [[common merganser|goosander]]s can accumulate along the Tana waterway system. Add to this, thousands of [[common eider]] and [[long-tailed duck]], then you have one of the largest concentrations of wildfowl in Norway.

In 2022 one bear was killed because of deaths of sheep from a local farm; An investigation deemed the killing of the bear, legal; The report said there likely had been at least one other bear in the municipality.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Østby |first=Jørn |last2=Ballovara |first2=Mette |last3=Grønnvoll Bjørnback |first3=June |last4=Grønmo |first4=Samuel Frode |title=Politiet etterforsker felling av bjørn i Tana |url=https://www.nrk.no/sapmi/politiet-etterforsker-felling-av-bjorn-i-tana-1.16060710 |work=NRK |language=no}}</ref>

===Climate===
Tana has a [[subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Dfc]]) with long, cold winters and short cool summers.
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== Notable people ==
[[File:Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen, 2018.jpg|160px|thumb|Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen, 2018]]
[[File:MarrySomby.jpg|160px|thumb|Marry Somby, 2008]]
* [[Halvdan Wexelsen Freihow]] (1883 in Tana – 1965), a priest and culturist
* [[Per Fokstad]] (1890 in Tana – 1973), a teacher, politician, and intellectual of Sami origin
* [[Kathrine Johnsen]] (1917 in Tana – 2002), a Sámi teacher and worked for [[NRK Sápmi]]
* [[Kristen Kyrre Bremer]] (1925 in Tana – 2013), a theologian and bishop in the [[Church of Norway]]
* [[Per A. Utsi]] (d. 2024), politician, member of parliament
* [[Nils Utsi]] (1943 in Tana – 2019), a Sámi actor, stage director, and film director<ref>{{IMDb name|0882573|Nils Utsi}}. Retrieved 16 August 2020.</ref>
* [[Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen]] (born 1998 in Tana), a Sami musician

=== Writers ===
* [[Reidar Hirsti]] (1925 in Tana – 2001), a newspaper editor, politician, and author of books about historical or Sami topics
* [[Nils Jernsletten]] (1934 in Tana – 2012), a professor of Sámi at [[University of Tromsø]] and editor of Sámi newspaper [[Ságat]]
* [[Marry A. Somby]] (born 1953 in Tana), a Sami author
* [[Hanne Ørstavik]] (born 1969 in Tana), a Norwegian writer
* [[Siri Broch Johansen]] (born 1967 in Tana), a Sami author, singer, and textbook author

=== Sport ===
* [[Martin Schanche]] (born 1945), nicknamed ''Mister Rallycross'', a former racing driver and politician who was brought up in Tana
* [[Sigleif Johansen]] (born 1948 in Tana), a former biathlete
* [[Signe Trosten]] (born 1970 in Tana), a former biathlete
* [[Signe Marie Store]] (born 1995 in Tana), a freestyle wrestler

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

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

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{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Tana
|North     = [[Gamvik Municipality]]<br />[[Berlevåg Municipality]]
|Northeast = [[Båtsfjord Municipality]]
|East      = [[Vadsø Municipality]]<br/>[[Nesseby Municipality]]
|Southeast = 
|South     = {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Utsjoki|Utsjoki Municipality]]
|Southwest = [[Karasjok Municipality]]
|West      = [[Porsanger Municipality]]
|Northwest = [[Lebesby Municipality]]
}}
{{Finnmark}}
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[[Category:Sámi-language municipalities]]
[[Category:1864 establishments in Norway]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1864]]
[[Category:Populated places of Arctic Norway]]