Place:Berlevåg, Finnmark, Norway

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NameBerlevåg
Alt namesBerlevågsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates70.833°N 29.15°E
Located inFinnmark, Norway
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is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Øst-Finnmark. 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. The village of Berlevåg is by far the biggest; Kongsfjord only has around 45 inhabitants. Kjølnes Lighthouse is located along the shore, east of the village of Berlevåg.

The municipality is the 100th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Berlevåg is the 337th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 957. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 8.3% over the last decade.

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