Tana bru

Village in Northern Norway, Norway

70°11′55″N 28°11′31″E / 70.1986°N 28.1919°E / 70.1986; 28.1919CountryNorwayRegionNorthern NorwayCountyFinnmarkDistrictØst-FinnmarkMunicipalityDeatnu-TanaArea

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• Total1.21 km² (0.47 sq mi)Elevation

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24 m (79 ft)Population

(2023)^[1]

• Total743 • Density614/km² (1,590/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Post Code

9845 Tana

Tana bru (Norwegian), Deanušaldicode: sme promoted to code: se (Northern Sami), or Tenon silta (Kven)^[3] is the administrative centre of Deatnu-Tana Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies on the western bank of the Tana River, along the European route E6 highway.^[4]

The 1.21-square-kilometre (300-acre) village has a population (2023) of 743 which gives the village a population density of 614 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,590/sq mi).^[1]

Name

The village is named "Tana bru" which means "Tana Bridge" in Norwegian, and the actual Tana Bridge (on the E6 highway) crosses the river at this village, connecting Tana bru to the village of Skiippagurra on the other side of the river. The Northern Sami language version of the name is Deanušaldicode: sme promoted to code: se .

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Statistisk sentralbyrå (2023-12-23). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
^ "Tana bru, Tana (Finnmark)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
^ Store norske leksikon. "Tana bru – tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-03-25.