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Encyclopedia > Karasjok
Karasjok kommune
County Finnmark
Landscape
Municipality NO-2021
Administrative centre Karasjok
Mayor (2004) Kjell H. Sæther (Ap)
Official language form Bokmål and Sami
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage
Ranked 2
5,453 km²
5,205 km²
1.68 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density
Ranked 281
2,865
0.06 %
2.8 %
1/km²
Coordinates 69°28′ N 25°6′ E
www.karasjok.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway Image File history File links Coat of arms for the municipality of Karasjok (kommune), Norway. ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke; until 1918 known as singular and plural- amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar). ... Finnmark (Sami Finnmárku) is a county in the extreme north of Norway, bordering Troms, Finland (Lapland), and Russia (Murmansk Oblast). ... 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 Norwegian Labour Party (Det norske Arbeiderparti, Arbeiderpartiet or DNA) is a left-wing political party in Norway. ... Norwegian is a Germanic language spoken in Norway. ... Sami is a general name for a group of the Uralic languages spoken in parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, in Northern Europe. ... 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. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... 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...

Karasjok (Kárášjohka in Sami) is a township and municipality in the county of Finnmark, Norway. Sami is a general name for a group of the Uralic languages spoken in parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, in Northern Europe. ... 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, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke; until 1918 known as singular and plural- amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar). ... Finnmark (Sami Finnmárku) is a county in the extreme north of Norway, bordering Troms, Finland (Lapland), and Russia (Murmansk Oblast). ...


The municipality is situated along the upper river basin of the Deatnu / Tana river, and its tributaries Anarjohka and Karasjohka, and includes large tracts of the high plateau of Finnmarksvidda. In this far northeastern part of Norway, climate is much more continental compared to the typical coastal climate in Norway. Situated in a river valley on this plateu, Karasjok has recorded the coldest temperature ever in Norway: -51.4C on january 1., 1886. But on january 1999, there was also a cold shock, on the "official" temperature it was recorded -51.2C, but that was early that day. Later the same day it was recorded unofficialy -52C. Which could have been the new national record. For the island of Vanuatu, see Tanna. ...


At Karigasniemi there is an official border crossing with Finland, and the European route E6 is passing through on its way from Lakselv to Tana. The nearest airport is in Lakselv. Karigasniemi is a village on the border between Norway and Finland, situated on the bank of river Anarjohka 18 kilometres south-east of Karasjok. ... Europes road system incorporates a series of European routes, which are numbered E1 and up. ... E6 is the designation for the main north-south road in Norway (and the west coast of Sweden), running from the southern tip of Sweden (Trelleborg), into Norway and through almost all of the country north to Finnmark. ... The town of Lakselv is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the municipality Porsanger in the county of Finnmark in Norway. ...


80% of the population is Sami speaking, and Sami and Norwegian have equal status in the municipality.


Most people live in Karasjok village. The village is the seat of the Samediggi, the Sami parliament in Norway, as well as of the Sami broadcasting, and several Sami institutions, public and private, are to be found here. Sami flag The Sami people (also Sámi, Saami, Lapps and Laplanders) are an indigenous people of northern Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia, covering a total area in the Nordic countries corresponding to the size of Sweden. ...


The attractions include the Sami parliament, Samediggi, the Sami museum and the church, dating from 1807. The Sami parliament was opened in 1989, by King Olav V, the first Samiparliamentpresident was Ole Henrik Magga, from Kautokeino. He was the president for more then eight years. The church in Karasjok is the oldest lutheran church in Finnmark, and the only building to survive the war damage. The church is today too small, so a big, wooden church, inspired by Sami architecture, has been built. Karasjok is also the place to look for duoddji, Sami handicraft. 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Kautokeino (Guovdageainnu suohkan in Sámi) is a municipality in the county of Finnmark, Norway. ... The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... Finnmark (Sami Finnmárku) is a county in the extreme north of Norway, bordering Troms, Finland (Lapland), and Russia (Murmansk Oblast). ...



Municipalities of Finnmark Finnmark coat of arms

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 (Sami Finnmárku) is a county in the extreme north of Norway, bordering Troms, Finland (Lapland), and Russia (Murmansk Oblast). ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... County Finnmark Landscape Municipality NO-2012 Administrative centre Alta Mayor (2003) Geir Ove Bakken (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 7 3,849 km² 3,651 km² 1. ... County Finnmark Landscape Municipality NO-2024 Administrative centre BerlevÃ¥g Mayor (2005) Erik Brøske (SV) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 92 1,120 km² 1,082 km² 0. ... County Finnmark Landscape Municipality NO-2028 Administrative centre BÃ¥tsfjord Mayor (2003) Geir Knutsen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 58 1,433 km² 1,415 km² 0. ... County Finnmark Landscape Nordkyn Municipality NO-2023 Administrative centre Mehamn Mayor (2004) Roger Hansen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 60 1,415 km² 1,354 km² 0. ... 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. ... 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. ... County Finnmark Landscape Municipality NO-2018 Administrative centre Havøysund Mayor (2003) Ingalill Olsen (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 88 1,134 km² 1,066 km² 0. ... The municipality of Nesseby (Unjárga in Sami) in the county of Finnmark, Norway, had 966 inhabitants on 1 January 2002. ... County Finnmark Landscape Municipality NO-2019 Administrative centre HonningsvÃ¥g Mayor (2005) Ulf Syversen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 119 925 km² 891 km² 0. ... County Finnmark Landscape Municipality NO-2020 Administrative centre Lakselv Mayor (2004) Bjørn KÃ¥re Søderholm (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 3 4,874 km² 4,643 km² 1. ... County Finnmark Landscape Municipality NO-2030 Administrative centre Kirkenes Mayor (2005) Tone Hatle (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 6 3,968 km² 3,468 km² 1. ... For the island of Vanuatu, see Tanna. ... County Finnmark Landscape Municipality NO-2003 Administrative centre Vadsø Mayor (2003) Hauk Johnsen (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 77 1,258 km² 1,234 km² 0. ... County Finnmark Landscape Municipality NO-2002 Administrative centre Vardø Mayor (2003) Rolf Einar Mortensen (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 183 600 km² 586 km² 0. ...


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Karasjok - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (324 words)
Karasjok (Kárášjohka in Sami, Kaarasjoki in Finnish) is a township and municipality in the county of Finnmark, Norway.
The municipality is situated along the upper river basin of the Deatnu / Tana river, and its tributaries Anarjohka and Karasjohka, and includes large tracts of the high plateau of Finnmarksvidda.
The church in Karasjok is the oldest lutheran church in Finnmark, and the only building to survive the war damage.
GoNorway - Karasjok township (511 words)
Karasjok is a junction between East and West in Finnmark County and Finland and Finnmark.
Karasjok Church is one of the few churches in Europe that has a doubled pulpit, out of consideration for the bilingual population.
Karasjok has many pleasant strands along the banks of the river, which invites you with its pure waters and sandy stretches that are several kilometres long.
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