Malangen (Northern Sami: Málatvuotna or Kven: Malankivuono) is a former municipality in Troms county in Norway.

The peninsula including the Navaren and Målsnes areas (population: 118) were transferred to the neighboring Målselv Municipality.

[6][10] The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the local Malangen fjord (Old Norse: Malangr).

The same word mál is probably also the origin of the name of the Målselva, the big river that enters the fjord from the Målselvdalen and Bardudalen valleys (the neighboring Målselv Municipality has a similar etymology).

The Saga of Haakon Haakonarson mentions that in 1242 the king allowed refugees from Bjarmaland (since they were attacked by the Tatars - «bjarmar rymdi fyrir tattarum») to settle in the area of Malangen.

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Malangen was made up of 19 representatives that were elected to four year terms.