Båtsfjord (village)

Båtsfjord
Båtsfjord
	Village
	View of the village
	Båtsfjord Location in Finnmark Båtsfjord Båtsfjord (Norway)
	Coordinates: 70°38′04″N 29°43′06″E
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Troms og Finnmark
District	Øst-Finnmark
Municipality	Båtsfjord
Area [1]
• Total	1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	13 m (43 ft)
Population (2017)[1]
• Total	2,212
• Density	1,536/km2 (3,980/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	9990 Båtsfjord

Båtsfjord is the administrative centre of Båtsfjord Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The fishing village is located along the 13-kilometre (8.1 mi) long Båtsfjorden, an inlet from the Barents Sea, along the northern coast of the Varanger Peninsula. The village sits at the northern end of Norwegian County Road 891. The Båtsfjord Airport lies just south of the village. The Hurtigruten coastal express has regular stops at Båtsfjord.[3]

View of the village at night

The 1.44-square-kilometre (360-acre) village has a population (2017) of 2,212 which gives the village a population density of 1,536 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,980/sq mi).[1] The village is home to about 98% of all the residents in the entire municipality (there are 2,267 residents in Båtsfjord Municipality in 2017).[4]

Båtsfjord is one of the biggest fishing ports in Finnmark county with around 10,000 boat arrivals each year. The village also has a number of facilities for fish processing. Historically, there were three whaling stations in Båtsfjord too, but they are no longer in operation. Båtsfjord has shopping facilities, a post office, a school, and Båtsfjord Church.

References

Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2017). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
"Båtsfjord" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
Store norske leksikon. "Båtsfjord tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-02-27.
Statistisk sentralbyrå (2017). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-11-01.

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[ssb-1] Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2017). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".

[2] "Båtsfjord" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-02-27.

[snl-3] Store norske leksikon. "Båtsfjord tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-02-27.

[ssb_pop-4] Statistisk sentralbyrå (2017). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-11-01.