Tana bru
title: "Tana bru" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-finnmark", "populated-places-of-arctic-norway", "tana-municipality"] topic_path: "geography/norway" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tana_bru" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_skyline | New Tana Bridge crossing Tana River in Tana, Troms og Finnmark, Norway, 2022 August - 2.jpg |
| image_caption | View of the village and bridge |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 11 |
| mapframe-marker | village |
| pushpin_map | Finnmark#Norway |
| pushpin_label | Tana bru |
| pushpin_label_position | left |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Norway |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Northern Norway |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Finnmark |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Øst-Finnmark |
| subdivision_type4 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name4 | Deatnu-Tana |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +01:00 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +02:00 |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 1.21 |
| population_as_of | 2023 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 743 |
| population_density_km2 | 614 |
| postal_code_type | Post Code |
| postal_code | 9845 Tana |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 24 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| :: |
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no, se, or fkv 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.
The 1.21 km2 village has a population (2023) of 743 which gives the village a population density of 614 PD/km2.
Name
The village name 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 Deanušaldi.
References
References
- "Tana bru, Tana (Finnmark)". [[yr.no]].
- "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
- Store norske leksikon. "Tana bru – tettsted".
- Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2023-12-23). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
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