Vadsø
Municipality in Finnmark, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vadsø (Norwegian: [ˈvɑ̂dsøː] ⓘ; Northern Sami: Čáhcesuolu; Kven: Vesisaari) is a municipality in Finnmark County, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Vadsø, which is also the administrative centre of Finnmark county. Other settlements in Vadsø include Ekkerøy, Kiby, Krampenes, Skallelv, Valen, and Vestre Jakobselv.
Vadsø Municipality
Vadsø kommune | |
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Coordinates: 70°04′24″N 29°44′59″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Finnmark |
District | Øst-Finnmark |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
Administrative centre | Vadsø |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019) | Wenche Pederson (Ap) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,258.06 km2 (485.74 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,233.46 km2 (476.24 sq mi) |
• Water | 24.60 km2 (9.50 sq mi) 2% |
• Rank | #83 in Norway |
Highest elevation | 633.9 m (2,079.7 ft) |
Population (2024) | |
• Total | 5,807 |
• Rank | #166 in Norway |
• Density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | −6.7% |
Demonym | Vadsøværing[2] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-5607[4] |
Website | Official website |
The 1,258-square-kilometre (486 sq mi) municipality is the 83rd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Vadsø is the 166th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,807. The municipality's population density is 4.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (12/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 6.7% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]