Harstad
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| Coordinates:68°48′04″N16°32′39″E / 68.80112°N 16.54414°E /68.80112; 16.54414 | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Troms |
| District | Central Hålogaland |
| Municipality | Harstad Municipality |
| Established as | |
| Town (By) | 1904 |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.45 km2 (4.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | |
• Total | 21,289 |
| • Density | 1,858/km2 (4,810/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 9405 Harstad |
Former municipality in Troms, Norway | |
| Harstad ladested | |
 Troms within Norway | |
 Harstad within Troms | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Troms |
| District | Central Hålogaland |
| Established | 1904 |
| • Preceded by | Trondenes Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Harstad Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Harstad |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #679 in Norway |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 3,860 |
| • Rank | #231 in Norway |
| • Density | 5,514/km2 (14,280/sq mi) |
| • Change(10 years) |  −8.4% |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1901[4] |
Harstad (Norwegian:[hɑ̂ʂtɑ]ⓘ;Northern Sami:Hárstták)[5][6] is acity[1] inHarstad Municipality inTroms county,Norway. The city is also theadministrative centre ofHarstad Municipality. The 11.46-square-kilometre (2,830-acre) city has a population (2023) of 21,289 (31,404 in the Urban area) and apopulation density of 1,858 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,810/sq mi).[2] It is the second-largest town inTroms county, after thecity of Tromsø, and it is the largest town inCentral Hålogaland.[7]
The town is located on the northeastern part of the large island ofHinnøya, along theVågsfjorden. The city is made up of several areas (bydeler) includingGansås,Grønnebakkan,Kanebogen,Medkila,Sama,Seljestad,Stangnes, andTrondenes and more. There are two churches of theChurch of Norway in the town:Harstad Church andKanebogen Church. The historicTrondenes Church lies on the north edge of the town, near theTrondenes Fort.
On 1 January 1904, the village of Harstad was granted town privileges as aladested. On the same date, the new town was separated from theTrondenes Municipality to become a separate town-municipality of its own. Initially, the town of Harstad had 1,246 residents. The town of Harstad existed as its own municipality between 1 January 1904 until 31 December 1963.
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of theSchei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the town of Harstad (population: 3,808) was merged withTrondenes Municipality (population: 6,567) to the north andSandtorg Municipality (population: 7,512) to the south, forming a new, much largerHarstad Municipality.[8]
The town (andmunicipality) is named after the oldHarstad farm (Old Norse:Harðarstaðir), since the town is built where the farm once was located.[9] The first element is (probably) thegenitive case of the male nameHǫrðr. The last element isstaðir which means "homestead" or "farm".[9] On 6 February 2017, the municipality of Harstad adopted a co-equalSami language name for the municipality: Hárstták. The Sami language name spelling changes depending on how it is used. It is calledHárstták when it is spelled alone, but it isHársttáid suohkan when using the Sami language equivalent to "Harstad municipality".[6][10]
The city of Harstad is part ofHarstad Municipality. The urban city area itself is not self-governing, but rather the mayor and municipal council for the whole municipality oversees the city and entire municipality. From 1904 until 1963, the city and the municipality werecoterminous, but since 1964, the municipality has been much more than just the city.
| Climate data for Harstad stadion 1991-2020 (45 m, avg high/low 2007-2024, extremes 2002–2025) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) | 9.2 (48.6) | 10.9 (51.6) | 16.9 (62.4) | 24.7 (76.5) | 29.6 (85.3) | 31.7 (89.1) | 31.5 (88.7) | 25.9 (78.6) | 17.5 (63.5) | 13.8 (56.8) | 9.8 (49.6) | 31.7 (89.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) | 0.3 (32.5) | 2.3 (36.1) | 5.5 (41.9) | 10.5 (50.9) | 14.2 (57.6) | 17.5 (63.5) | 16.4 (61.5) | 12.5 (54.5) | 7 (45) | 3.7 (38.7) | 1.5 (34.7) | 7.6 (45.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) | −2.2 (28.0) | −0.7 (30.7) | 2.4 (36.3) | 6.6 (43.9) | 9.9 (49.8) | 13.2 (55.8) | 12.4 (54.3) | 8.9 (48.0) | 4.3 (39.7) | 1.4 (34.5) | −0.5 (31.1) | 4.5 (40.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) | −4.5 (23.9) | −3.2 (26.2) | −0.4 (31.3) | 3.9 (39.0) | 7.6 (45.7) | 10.5 (50.9) | 10 (50) | 6.8 (44.2) | 2.5 (36.5) | −0.7 (30.7) | −3 (27) | 2.1 (35.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.4 (4.3) | −16.1 (3.0) | −13.3 (8.1) | −9.4 (15.1) | −3.7 (25.3) | −0.6 (30.9) | 4.6 (40.3) | 1.7 (35.1) | −1.6 (29.1) | −7.9 (17.8) | −10.3 (13.5) | −14.5 (5.9) | −16.1 (3.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 129 (5.1) | 95 (3.7) | 100 (3.9) | 53 (2.1) | 44 (1.7) | 39 (1.5) | 55 (2.2) | 58 (2.3) | 77 (3.0) | 94 (3.7) | 78 (3.1) | 90 (3.5) | 912 (35.8) |
| Source 1: Seklima[11] | |||||||||||||
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