Place:Båtsfjord, Finnmark, Norway

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NameBåtsfjord
TypeMunicipality
Located inFinnmark, Norway
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Båtsfjord is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Båtsfjord (which is the only settlement remaining in the municipality). Båtsfjord Airport is a new, modern airport, located just outside Båtsfjord village. The Hurtigruten coastal express ferry also has regularly-scheduled stops in Båtsfjord village.

The municipality is the 60th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Båtsfjord is the 267th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,221. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 7.3% over the last decade.

Historically, there were many other villages in the municipality, but they have been abandoned over the years. Some of these villages include Hamningberg (abandoned in 1964), Makkaur (abandoned in the 1950s), Sandfjord/Ytre Syltefjord (abandoned in 1946), Hamna (abandoned around 1950), and Nordfjord (abandoned in 1989).

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