Tranøy

Tranøy is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The municipality is situated on the southern coast of the large island of Senja. The administrative centre is the village of Vangsvik in the eastern part of the municipality. Other important villages include Stonglandseidet, Skrollsvika, and Å.The now-abandoned island of Tranøya, with the 18th-century wooden Tranøy Church, used to be the centre of activities for the municipality. From Tranøybotn it is only a short walk to the Ånderdalen National Park, with varied landscapes within a very limited area, including deep pine forests.The 524km2 municipality is the 204th largest by area out of the 426 municipalities in Norway. Tranøy is the 356th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,540. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 1.9% over the last decade.General informationThe large municipality of Tranøy was established on 1 January 1838 . The original municipality included all the land surrounding the large Solbergfjorden. On 1 September 1886, the municipality was divided into three separate municipalities: Tranøy, Dyrøy, and Sørreisa. After this, Tranøy had 1,239 inhabitants.