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Data from Statistics Norway (http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/2024) Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, until 1918 known as amter, singular - amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner). ... Finnmark (Finnmárku in Sami) is a county in the extreme north of Norway, bordering Troms. ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 433 municipalities (kommuner). ... The ISO 3166-2 codes for Norway describe 19 counties (fylke). ... The Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti or SV), is a Norwegian political party founded in 1975. ... Norwegian is a Germanic language spoken in Norway. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... In the most common sense of the word, a population is the collection of people—or organisms of a particular species—living in a given geographic area. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which...

Berlevåg is a municipality in the county of Finnmark, Norway. Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 433 municipalities (kommuner). ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, until 1918 known as amter, singular - amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner). ... Finnmark (Finnmárku in Sami) is a county in the extreme north of Norway, bordering Troms. ... Norway - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

The name Berlevåg, "Pearl Bay", is due to pearls being found in a nearby river. The municipality is situated on the northern end of the peninsula of Varangerhalvøya, facing the open Barents Sea. There are two settlements in Berlevåg. In addition to Berlevåg there is Kongsfjord with approximately 45 inhabitants. For other things called pearl, see pearl (disambiguation). ... Southeastern portion of Barents Sea, the Kola Peninsula and the White Sea. ...

The port is difficult, and the breakwater was destroyed several times by the weather. However, the use of tetrapodes, that intertwine, made for a flexible breakwater that could resist the Barents Sea. The port was secured in 1973. Since then, the Hurtigruten has been able to dock in Berlevåg, earlier a smaller vessel had to unload cargo and passenger in the open sea. Today, there is also an airport. Southeastern portion of Barents Sea, the Kola Peninsula and the White Sea. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Hurtigruten is the name of a Norwegian coastal transport service which is over a hundred years old. ...

In World War II, the village was completely burned down and the inhabitants evacuated by force as part of the scorched earth strategy of the Germans. The government wanted to relocate the inhabitants to nearby Kongsfjord because of a better harbour, but they refused, and the village was rebuilt. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Berlevåg was brought fame in Norway when the Norwegian film director Knut Erik Jensen made a documentary film about Berlevåg Mannsangsforening, a mens choir. The movie Heftig og begeistret ("Cool and Crazy") was a big hit in Norway, first shown at Tromsø international film festival. Documentary film is a broad category of cinematic expression united by the intent to remain factual or non_fictional. ... A choir is a musical ensemble. ... County Troms Landscape Municipality NO-1902 Administrative centre Tromsø Mayor (2004) Herman Kristoffersen ( Ap) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 18 2,566 km² 2,519 km² 0. ...

Municipalities of Finnmark

Alta | Berlevåg | Båtsfjord | Gamvik | Hammerfest | Hasvik | Karasjok | Kautokeino | Kvalsund | Lebesby | Loppa | Måsøy | Nesseby | Nordkapp | Porsanger | Sør-Varanger | Tana | Vadsø | Vardø Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 433 municipalities (kommuner). ... Finnmark (Finnmárku in Sami) is a county in the extreme north of Norway, bordering Troms. ... The town and municipality Alta in the county of Norway, has 17,359 inhabitants as of January 1, 2003. ... County Finnmark Landscape Municipality NO-2028 Administrative centre Båtsfjord Mayor (2003) Geir Knutsen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 58 1,433 km² 1,415 km² 0. ... Gamvik is a municipality in the county of Finnmark, Norway. ... County Finnmark Landscape Municipality NO-2004 Administrative centre Hammerfest Mayor (2003) Alf E. Jakobsen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 129 849 km² 819 km² 0. ... The municipality Hasvik in the county of Finnmark, Norway, has 1,184 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... Karasjok (Kárášjohka in Sami) is a township and municipality in the county of Finnmark, Norway. ... Kautokeino (Guovdageainnu suohkan in Sámi) is a municipality in the county of Finnmark, Norway. ... The municipality Kvalsund in the county of Finnmark, Norway, has 1,091 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... Lebesby is a municipality in the county of Finnmark, Norway. ... The municipality of Loppa in the county of Finnmark, Norway, had 1,398 inhabitants on 1 January 1 2002. ... The municipality of Nesseby (Unjárga in Sami) in the county of Finnmark, Norway, had 966 inhabitants on 1 January 2002. ... Nordkapp is a municipality in the county of Finnmark, Norway. ... Porsanger is a municipality in the county of Finnmark, Norway. ... For the island of Vanuatu, see Tanna. ...

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