Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Finnmark#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Rafsbotn |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
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: | Alta Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.37 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Total: | 456 |
Population Density Km2: | 1232 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 9517 Alta |
Elevation M: | 24 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 70.0186°N 23.5372°W |
,, or [2] is a village in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village sits at the southeast end of the Altafjorden, along the European route E6 highway, about northeast of the town of Alta. The name comes from the Sami place name Northern Sami: Ráššvuotna which means a clay seabed.
The 0.37km2 village has a population (2023) of 456 and a population density of .[3]
Rafsbotn Chapel and a skiing facility are both located in Rafsbotn.