Hasvik
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County | Finnmark | |
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Municipality | NO-2015 | |
Administrative centre | Hasvik | |
Mayor (2003) | Geir Adelsten Iversen (Sp) | |
Official language form | Bokmål | |
Area - Total - Land - Percentage | Ranked 192 556 km² 535 km² 0.17 % | |
Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 398 1,095 0.02 % -18.9 % 2/km² | |
Coordinates | Template:Coor dm | |
www.hasvik.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway (http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/2015) |
Hasvik is a municipality in the county of Finnmark, Norway.
Hasvik is situated on the western side of Norway's third island, Sørøya. Most people are to be found in a string of settlements along the west coast; Breivikbotn and Hasvik being the main ones.
Hasvik has an airport with regular connections to Tromsø and Hammerfest, and there is a two hour ferry crossing to Øksfjord, providing access by car.
The population is in steady decline, due to the problems within the fishing industry.
Municipalities of Finnmark | |
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Alta | Berlevåg | Båtsfjord | Gamvik | Hammerfest | Hasvik | Karasjok | Kautokeino | Kvalsund | Lebesby | Loppa | Måsøy | Nesseby | Nordkapp | Porsanger | Sør-Varanger | Tana | Vadsø | Vardø |