Berlevåg
ⓘ (Northern Sami: Bearalváhki) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Øst-Finnmark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Berlevåg.
Berlevåg Municipality
Berlevåg kommune Bearalvági gielda (Northern Sami) | |
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Municipality | |
| Berlevaag herred (historic name) | |
View of the village of Berlevåg | |
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Finnmark within Norway | |
Berlevåg within Finnmark | |
| Coordinates: 70°51′29″N 29°05′06″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Finnmark |
| District | Øst-Finnmark |
| Established | 1 Jan 1914 |
| • Preceded by | Tana Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Berlevåg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Rolf Laupstad (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,121.77 km2 (433.12 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,082.68 km2 (418.03 sq mi) |
| • Water | 39.09 km2 (15.09 sq mi) 3.5% |
| • Rank | #100 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 619 m (2,031 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
| • Total | 892 |
| • Rank | #341 in Norway |
| • Density | 0.8/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −15.6% |
| Demonym | Berlevåging |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5630 |
| Website | Official website |
There are two settlements in the municipality of Berlevåg: the village of Berlevåg and the village of Kongsfjord. The village of Berlevåg is by far the biggest; Kongsfjord only has around 45 inhabitants. Kjølnes Lighthouse is located along the shore, east of the village of Berlevåg.
The 1,122-square-kilometre (433 sq mi) municipality is the 100th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Berlevåg is the 341st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 892. The municipality's population density is 0.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.1/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 15.6% over the previous 10-year period.