Berlevåg Municipality
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Berlevåg kommune Bearalvági gielda |
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 Berlevåg within Finnmark |
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| Coordinates: 70°51′29″N 29°5′6″E / 70.85806°N 29.08500°ECoordinates: 70°51′29″N 29°5′6″E / 70.85806°N 29.08500°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Finnmark | ||
| District | Øst-Finnmark | ||
| Administrative centre | Berlevåg | ||
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| • Mayor (2011) | Karsten Schanche (H) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,120.48 km2 (432.62 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 1,082.43 km2 (417.93 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 38.05 km2 (14.69 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 92 in Norway | ||
| Population (2014) | |||
| • Total | 1,057 ( from last year) |
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| • Rank | 396 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 0.94/km2 (2.4/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -8.7 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Berlevåging | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-2024 | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
| Website | www |
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Berlevåg (Northern Sami: Bearalváhki) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Berlevåg.
There are two settlements in the municipality of Berlevåg: the village of Berlevåg and the village of Kongsfjord (with approximately 45 inhabitants). Almost all residents in the municipality live in the village of Berlevåg. Kjølnes Lighthouse is located along the shore, east of the village of Berlevåg.
The municipality of Berlevåg was established on 1 January 1914 when it was separated from Tana Municipality. Initially, there were 784 residents. The borders have not changed since that time.
There are different opinions of the origin of the name Berlevåg (or historically spelled Berlevaag). The first definition of the name is that it has relation to a name related to old Northern Sami language name that sounded like Berlevaggi or Perlavaggi. The second theory of the origin of the name is that from the name of the first settler or explorer at the bay whose name was Berle or Perle. The last theory of the given name Berlevåg which is less likely is the first element is derived from the Norwegian word perle which means "pearl" and the last element is våg which means "bay".
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