Official Name: | Breivikbotn |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Finnmark#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Label: | Breivikbotn |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Finnmark |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Vest-Finnmark |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Hasvik Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.33 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Total: | 308 |
Population Density Km2: | 933 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 9593 Breivikbotn |
Elevation M: | 5 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 70.5886°N 22.2847°W |
Breivikbotn is the administrative centre of Hasvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is an old trading post and fishing village that is located on the western end of the island of Sørøya, looking out across the Lopphavet Sea. The village lies along Norwegian County Road 822 in the central part of the municipality. The village of Hasvik lies about to the south, the former village of Dønnesfjord lies about to the northeast, and the village of Sørvær lies about to the west.[2]
The 0.33km2 village has a population (2023) of 308 and a population density of .[3] Breivikbotn Chapel is located in this village as well as much of the commercial activity in the municipality.