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Alta is a municipality located in Finnmark, the northernmost region of Norway. It is notable as one of the largest municipalities in northern Norway and serves as an important cultural and economic center for the Arctic region.
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ALTA KOMMUNE
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Alta
- Demonym
- altaværing
- Population
- 22074
- Area
- 3.57
- Official website
- www.alta.kommune.no
- Image
- Bilde-Alta boligomraade.jpg
- Households
- 516
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- Commons category
- Alta municipality
- native label
- Álaheadju
- inception
- 1863-00-00
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Alta ( Norwegian: [ˈɑ̂ɫtɑ] ; Northern Sami: Áltá [ˈaːlːhtaː]; Kven: Alattio; Finnish: Alattio) is the largest populated municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Alta. Some of the main villages in the municipality include Kåfjord, Komagfjord, Kvenvik, Langfjordbotn, Leirbotn, Rafsbotn, Talvik, and Tverrelvdalen.
The town of Alta and most of the municipality is located just below the 70th latitude and is closer to the North Pole than it is to much of Central Europe and the British Isles. The town is the northernmost settlement of urban significance in the European Economic Area, with municipalities north of Alta being sparsely populated. In spite of its high latitude the local climate is seldom severely cold thanks to Gulf Stream moderation in the prevailing wind, and lower altitudes of the municipality are covered with boreal forests. Due to Norway curving above its Nordic neighbours, Alta is located further east than almost all of Sweden and much of southern Finland. Being at a very high latitude, midnight sun and polar night are present for sizeable parts of the year.