Kvalsund (village)

Kvalsund
Ráhkkerávju
Village
View of the village
Kvalsund
Location in Finnmark
Kvalsund
Kvalsund (Norway)
Coordinates: 70°30′09″N 23°58′47″E / 70.50250°N 23.97972°E / 70.50250; 23.97972Coordinates: 70°30′09″N 23°58′47″E / 70.50250°N 23.97972°E / 70.50250; 23.97972
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Finnmark
District Vest-Finnmark
Municipality Kvalsund
Area[1]
  Total 0.29 km2 (0.11 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 2 m (7 ft)
Population (2017)[1]
  Total 288
  Density 993/km2 (2,570/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 9620 Kvalsund

Kvalsund (Northern Sami: Ráhkkerávju) is the administrative centre of Kvalsund Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland, along the Kvalsundet strait, at the mouth of the river Kvalsundelva. The village sits just east of the Kvalsund Bridge which connects the mainland to the island of Kvaløya, just to the north. Kvalsund Church, the main church for the municipality, is located in this village.

The 0.29-square-kilometre (72-acre) village has a population (2017) of 288 which gives the village a population density of 993 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,570/sq mi).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2017). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Kvalsund" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-01-26.


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