Hammerfest

municipality in Finnmark, Norway

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Hammerfest is a municipality located in Finnmark, a county in northern Norway. It is notable as one of the northernmost municipalities in Norway and serves as an important settlement in the Arctic region.

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Demonym: hámmárfeastalaš
Population: 11391
Area: 0.93
Official website: hammerfest.kommune.no
Image: Hammerfest Juni 2005.jpg
Households: 364

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Commons category: Hammerfest
inception: 1789-07-17
native label: Hammerfest

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Hammerfest (pronunciation; Northern Sami: Hámmerfeasta [ˈhaːmmerˌfea̯sːta]) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality being the town of Hammerfest which is considered the northernmost town in the world with more than 5,000 inhabitants. Some of the main villages in the municipality include Rypefjord, Kvalsund, Forsøl, Hønsebybotn, Akkarfjord i Kvaløya, Akkarfjord i Sørøya, and Kårhamn.

The 2,693-square-kilometre (1,040 sq mi) municipality is the 19th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Hammerfest is the 103rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 11,338. The municipality's population density is 4.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0% over the previous 10-year period.