Gamvik Municipality
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Gamvik kommune Gáŋgaviikka gielda |
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Mehamn
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 Gamvik within Finnmark |
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| Coordinates: 71°2′28″N 27°51′5″E / 71.04111°N 27.85139°ECoordinates: 71°2′28″N 27°51′5″E / 71.04111°N 27.85139°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Finnmark | ||
| District | Øst-Finnmark | ||
| Administrative centre | Mehamn | ||
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| • Mayor (2011) | Inga Manndal (Sv) | ||
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| • Total | 1,415.43 km2 (546.50 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 1,353.64 km2 (522.64 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 61.79 km2 (23.86 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 60 in Norway | ||
| Population (2014) | |||
| • Total | 1,098 ( from last year) |
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| • Rank | 392 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 0.78/km2 (2.0/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -3.2 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Gamviking or Gamvikværing |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-2023 | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Website | www |
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Gamvik (Northern Sami: Gáŋgaviika) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mehamn. The other main villages in Gamvik include Gamvik and Skjånes. Gamvik is known as one of poorest and most undeveloped municipalities in Norway. The number of inhabitants rose at one moment in 2012, but in 2014, after the fish factory closed, the population declined dramatically with the departure of the East European fishers.
Most people live in the village of Mehamn (about 500 inhabitants), which has an airport, Mehamn Airport, and is also a port of call of the hurtigruten coastal boats. The Slettnes Lighthouse near the village of Gamvik is the northernmost lighthouse on the mainland of Europe. Nervei and Langfjordbotn are two very small villages in southern Gamvik that are only accessible by boat. Finnkongkeila is an abandoned village along the Tanafjorden.
The municipality of Gamvik was established on 1 January 1914 when the old Tana Municipality was divided into Tana, Berlevåg, and Gamvik. Initially, Gamvik had 1,371 inhabitants. The municipal boundaries have not changed since that time.
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