Troms� is the eighth-largest municipality in Norway with a population 68,239, and the centre of the ninth-largest urban area, with a population of 58,486. The city is home to the world's most northerly university and also houses the most northerly brewery, botanical garden and planetarium.
The city center is located on the east side of the Troms�ya � over 300 km inside the Arctic Circle at 69�40?33?N 18�55?10?E. Suburban areas include Kroken, Tromsdalen (on the mainland, east of the Troms�ya island), the rest of the Troms�ya island, and the eastern part of the large Kval�ya, west of the Troms�ya Island. Troms� Bridge and a four laned road tunnel connects the mainland with Troms�ya by road, and, on the western side of the city, Sandnessund Bridge connects Troms�ya island with Kval�ya island
