Polmak Municipality
Polmak Municipality
Polmak herred | |
|---|---|
Finnmark within Norway | |
Polmak within Finnmark | |
| Coordinates: 70°04′11″N 28°00′40″E / 70.06972°N 28.01111°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Finnmark |
| District | Øst-Finnmark |
| Established | 1 Jan 1903 |
| • Preceded by | Nesseby Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Tana Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Polmak |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1962-1963) | Reidar Dybvik |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 2,257.5 km2 (871.6 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #16 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,067 m (3,501 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,040 |
| • Rank | #605 in Norway |
| • Density | 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Polmak-folk |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-2026 |
Polmak is a former municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The 2,257.5-square-kilometre (871.6 sq mi) municipality existed from 1903 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Tana Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Polmak where Polmak Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 2,257.5-square-kilometre (871.6 sq mi) municipality was the 16th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Polmak Municipality was the 605th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,040 (in 1963). The municipality's population density was 0.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.3/sq mi).