Alta-Talvik
| Alten-Talvig herred | |
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| Former Municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 69°58′07″N 23°16′17″E / 69.96861°N 23.27139°ECoordinates: 69°58′07″N 23°16′17″E / 69.96861°N 23.27139°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Finnmark |
| District | Nord-Norge |
| Municipality ID | NO-1212 |
| Admin. Center | Alta |
| Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
| Split into | Alta and Talvik in 1863 |
Alta-Talvik (or Alten-Talvig in the historic Norwegian spelling) is a former municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The municipality was located along the Altafjorden and the river Altaelva in the present-day Alta Municipality. The European route E6 highway runs through the area today.
The parish of Alten-Talvig was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). According to the 1835 census, the municipality had a population of 3,085. In 1863, Alten-Talvig was split to create two new municipalities: Alten (population: 2,442) and Talvik (population: 1,938). The two municipalities lasted for 101 years independently and then on 1 January 1964, Talvik and Alta were merged back together to form the present-day Alta Municipality.
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