Båtsfjord (village) explained

Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Finnmark#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Label:Båtsfjord
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Finnmark
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Øst-Finnmark
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Båtsfjord Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:1.44
Population As Of:2023
Population Total:2105
Population Density Km2:1462
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:9990 Båtsfjord
Elevation M:13
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:70.6344°N 29.7183°W

or [2] is the administrative centre of Båtsfjord Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The fishing village is located along the 13km (08miles) long Båtsfjorden, an inlet from the Barents Sea, along the northern coast of the Varanger Peninsula. The village sits at the northern end of Norwegian County Road 891. The Båtsfjord Airport lies just south of the village. The Hurtigruten coastal express has regular stops at Båtsfjord.[3]

The 1.44km2 village has a population (2023) of 2,105 which gives the village a population density of .[4] The village is home to over 99% of all the residents in the entire municipality (there are 2,113 residents in Båtsfjord Municipality in 2023).[5]

Båtsfjord is one of the biggest fishing ports in Finnmark County with around 10,000 boat arrivals each year. The village also has a number of facilities for fish processing.

Båtsfjord has shopping facilities, a post office, a school, and Båtsfjord Church.

History

Historically, there were three whaling stations in Båtsfjord, but they are no longer in operation.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Båtsfjord . 2013-02-27 . . Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn . 2024-06-21 . Norgeskart . . no.
  3. Web site: Store norske leksikon . Store norske leksikon . Båtsfjord tettsted . 2013-02-27 . Norwegian.
  4. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2023-12-23 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .
  5. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) . Norwegian.
  6. Web site: Bildet er tatt fra Storholmen, av Haabet hvalfangststasjon i Båtsfjord . DigitalMuseum.no . no.
  7. Web site: Svend Foyns annlegg i Båtsfjord. Bildet er tatt på Storholmen i Båtsfjord . DigitalMuseum.no . no.