or is a

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. The

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of the municipality is the village of Tana bru. Among the other villages in the municipality are Austertana, Bonakas, Polmak, Rustefjelbma, and Skiippagurra. The municipality is the 5th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Deatnu-Tana is the 236th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,821. The municipality's

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is and its population has decreased by 2.6% over the previous 10-year period. Regarding the

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- in 2022 there had been at least one bear; one bear was eliminated (by government order) because deaths of sheep were attributed to at least one bear.

Name

''Tana'' is a Norwegianized form of the

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name ''Deatnu''. The Sami name is identical with the Sami word ''deatnu'' which means "great

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the ...

" or "main river", referring to the main river ( Tana River) which runs through the municipality. Prior to 1918, the name was written "Tanen". On 1 September 1992, the name of the municipality was changed to "Deatnu-Tana" to symbolize the two official languages in the municipality. Then in 2005, the name was again changed such that either ''Deatnu'' or ''Tana'' can be used.

Coat of arms

The

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was granted on 11 May 1984. The arms show three typical low

riverboat A riverboat is a watercraft designed for inland navigation on lakes, rivers, and artificial waterways. They are generally equipped and outfitted as work boats in one of the carrying trades, for freight or people transport, including luxury u ...

s used for centuries in the area. The three boats symbolise the Sami, Finns, and Norwegians that live in this border municipality. The colours are the Norwegian colours.

History

The municipality of Tana was established on 1 January 1864 when the eastern part of the large municipality of Lebesby was separated to become a new municipality with a population of 1,388. The original municipality included all the land on both sides surrounding the

Tanafjorden The Tanafjord or Tanafjorden ( sme, Deanuvuotna) is a large fjord in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the municipalities of Tana, Gamvik, and Berlevåg. Its orientation is mainly north–south, reaching approximately from t ...

and the Tana River. 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 municipality of Polmak (population: 1,072), which had separated from Nesseby Municipality on 1 January 1903, was merged into Tana. Tana Municipality marks the furthest Soviet advance into Nazi-occupied Norway. On 1 January 2020, the municipality became part of the newly formed

county. Previously, it had been part of the old

Finnmark Finnmark (; se, Finnmárku ; fkv, Finmarku; fi, Ruija ; russian: Финнмарк) was a county in the northern part of Norway, and it is scheduled to become a county again in 2024. On 1 January 2020, Finnmark was merged with the neighbouri ...

county.

Economy

In 2013, 29% of the work force was employed in retail, hotels/restaurants and finance; 23% in the

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and the social sector; 16% in the

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; 11% in the

primary sector The primary sector of the economy includes any industry involved in the extraction and production of raw materials, such as farming, logging, fishing, forestry and mining. The primary sector tends to make up a larger portion of the economy in ...

; 9% worked in the

education sector Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Vari ...

; the work force totaled 1,401. The most important conomicresources are farmland and oastal areas, mountains and forests or''utmark''; the use of these gives ignificant results relating toagriculture. The world's northernmost dairy is ''

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Tana'', and it employs around 30 people.

Churches

The

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has two parishes () within the municipality of Tana. It is part of the Indre Finnmark prosti (

deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or reside ...

) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Deatnu-Tana, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient

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senior citizen Old age refers to ages nearing or surpassing the life expectancy of human beings, and is thus the end of the human life cycle. Terms and euphemisms for people at this age include old people, the elderly (worldwide usage), OAPs (British usag ...

services,

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and other

social services Social services are a range of public services intended to provide support and assistance towards particular groups, which commonly include the disadvantaged. They may be provided by individuals, private and independent organisations, or adminis ...

zoning Zoning is a method of urban planning in which a municipality or other tier of government divides land into areas called zones, each of which has a set of regulations for new development that differs from other zones. Zones may be defined for a s ...

economic development In the economics study of the public sector, economic and social development is the process by which the economic well-being and quality of life of a nation, region, local community, or an individual are improved according to targeted goals a ...

, and municipal

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s. The municipality is governed by a

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of elected representatives, which in turn elect a

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. The municipality falls under the Indre Finnmark District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The

of Deatnu-Tana is made up of 19 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The

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breakdown of the council is as follows:

Geography

Deatnu-Tana is situated along the lower river basin of the Tana River, which borders

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along most of its course. People live in small settlements along the river, notably Sirma, Polmak, Rustefjelbma, Seida, Skiippagurra, Austertana, and Tana bru. Most inhabitants of Tana are Sami people, and the

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and culture are today promoted by the municipality and the schools. The river Tana has represented a mainstay in the economy, as it is one of

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's main

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rivers, and it empties into the

. River transportation is traditionally done by long, narrow river boats, that are still in use, albeit motorized. Lakes in this area include

Geassájávri or is a lake in Deatnu-Tana Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The lake lies about northwest of the village of Tana bru and the Tana River. See also *List of lakes in Norway This is a list of lakes and reservoirs i ...

Nissojávri Nissojávri is a lake in Deatnu-Tana Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The lake lies about south of the village of Vestertana. See also *List of lakes in Norway This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway, sorted b ...

, and

Sundvatnet or is a lake in Deatnu-Tana Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The lake has an area of and lies 98 meters above sea level. See also *List of lakes in Norway This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway, sorted by coun ...

. At Tana bru, the Tana Bridge (part of

European route E6 European route E6 ( no, Europavei 6, sv, Europaväg 6, or simply E6) is the main north-south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden. It is long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and ...

and

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) crosses over the Tana River. The nearest airports are

Vadsø Airport Vadsø Airport ( no, Vadsø lufthavn; ) is a regional airport in Vadsø Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The airport is located in the village of Kiby, east of the town of Vadsø along the Varangerfjorden. The airport is ope ...

(about away) and Kirkenes Airport (about away). Kirkenes Airport (but not Vadsø) has direct flights to

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Birdlife

With the Tana River flowing through wild and spectacular

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, the municipality of Tana has one of the most spectacular gatherings in Norway. As many as 25,000 goosanders can accumulate along the Tana waterway system. Add to this, thousands of

common eider The common eider (pronounced ) (''Somateria mollissima''), also called St. Cuthbert's duck or Cuddy's duck, is a large ( in body length) sea-duck that is distributed over the northern coasts of Europe, North America and eastern Siberia. It br ...

and

long-tailed duck The long-tailed duck (''Clangula hyemalis''), formerly known as oldsquaw, is a medium-sized sea duck that breeds in the tundra and taiga regions of the arctic and winters along the northern coastlines of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is t ...

, then you have one of the largest concentrations of wildfowl in Norway.

Climate

Tana has a subarctic climate ( Dfc) with long, cold winters and short cool summers.

Notable people

Halvdan Wexelsen Freihow Halvdan Wexelsen Freihow (22 November 1883 – 20 December 1965) was a Norwegian priest and culturist. He was born in Tana, and graduated with the cand.theol. degree in 1909. In 1937 he earned the dr.philos. degree for a thesis on the psychologic ...

(1883 in Tana – 1965) a Norwegian priest and culturist *

Per Fokstad Per Fokstad (3 September 1890 – 10 December 1973) was a teacher, politician, and intellectual of Sami origin from Norway, and a pioneer in the fight for the use of the Sami languages in Norwegian schools. Fokstad was born in Deatnu-Tana, Finnm ...

(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 NRK Sápmi (previously NRK Sámi Radio) is a unit of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) that streams news and other programs in the Sami language for broadcast to the Sami people of Norway via radio, television, and internet. Regular ...

Kristen Kyrre Bremer Kristen Kyrre Bremer (12 July 1925 – 16 May 2013) was a Norwegian theologian and bishop in the Church of Norway. Education and career Bremer was born in Tana, Norway in 1925. Bremer received his cand.theol. degree in 1953 in the Faculty of Th ...

(1925 in Tana – 2013) theologian and bishop in the

* Nils Utsi (1943 in Tana – 2019) a Norwegian Sámi actor, stage director and film director IMDb Database
retrieved 16 August 2020 *

Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen (born 25 April 1998) is a Sami musician from Tana, Norway. In 2016 she won the Sámi Grand Prix with her original song ''Luoddaearru'', and in 2017 she won Liet International with the same song. In 2017 Isaksen started ...

(born 1998 in Tana) a Norwegian Sami musician

Writers

Reidar Hirsti Reidar Andreas Hirsti (14 March 1925 – 12 April 2001) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Tana, and his first language was Sami. During his childhood he experienced Norwegianization as well as t ...

(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 The University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway ( Norwegian: ''Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet''; Northern Sami: ''Romssa universitehta – Norgga árktalaš universitehta'') is a state university in Norway a ...

and editor of Sámi newspaper Ságat *

Marry A. Somby Marry Ailonieida Sombán Mari, earlier also known as Mary A. Somby, (born 1953) is a Sami author from Deatnu, Norway. She wrote the first children's book in one of the Sami languages Acronyms * SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Intercha ...

(born 1953 in Tana) a Sami author *

Hanne Ørstavik Hanne Ørstavik (born 28 November 1969) is a Norwegian writer. She was born in Tana in Finnmark province in the far north of Norway, and moved to Oslo at the age of 16. With the publication of the novel ''Hakk'' (''Cut'') in 1994, Ørstavik embark ...

(born 1969 in Tana ) is 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, brought up inTana *

Sigleif Johansen Sigleif Johansen (born 25 October 1948, in Tana) is a former Norwegian biathlete. He won a silver medal in the 20 km individual at the World Championships in 1977 in Lillehammer, and a bronze medal in Ruhpolding Ruhpolding is the ...

(born 1948 in Tana) a former Norwegian biathlete *

Signe Trosten Signe Trosten (born March 30, 1970, in Tana Municipality) is a former Norway, Norwegian biathlon, biathlete. She participated on the Norwegian team that received a bronze medal in ''team race'' in the 1991 Biathlon World Championships in Lah ...

(born 1970 in Tana) a former Norwegian biathlete *

Signe Marie Store Signe Marie Store (born 23 August 1995) is a Norwegian freestyle wrestler. She qualified for competing in the -69 kg class at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, ...

(born 1995 in Tana) a Norwegian freestyle wrestler

References

External links

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