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Vadsø

Also known as Čáhcesuolu gielda, Vesisaaren komuuni

municipality in Finnmark, Norway

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Vadsø is a municipality located in Finnmark, the northernmost county of Norway. It serves as an important settlement in Norway's Arctic region, situated in one of the country's most remote and distinctive areas.

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Demonym: vadsøværing
Population: 5808
Area: 0.93
Official website: www.vadso.kommune.no
Image: Aerial view of Vadsø 20080718.jpg
Households: 81

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Commons category: Vadsø
inception: 1838-01-01
native label: Vesisaari

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Vadsø ( Norwegian: [ˈvɑ̂dsøː] ; Northern Sami: Čáhcesuolu; Kven: Vesisaari) is a municipality in Finnmark County, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Vadsø, which is also the administrative centre of Finnmark county. Other settlements in Vadsø include Ekkerøy, Kiby, Krampenes, Skallelv, Valen, and Vestre Jakobselv.

The 1,258-square-kilometre (486 sq mi) municipality is the 83rd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Vadsø is the 166th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,807. The municipality's population density is 4.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (12/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 6.7% over the previous 10-year period.