Hasvik
Hasvik (Northern Sami: Ákŋoluovtta gielda; Kven: Hasviikan komuuni) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Breivikbotn. Other villages in the municipality include Breivik, Hasvik, and Sørvær. The population of Hasvik has generally been in steady decline due to problems within the fishing industry. Hasvik is an island municipality with no road connections to the rest of Norway. Hasvik Airport is served with regular connections to Tromsø and Hammerfest, and there is a two-hour ferry crossing to the village of Øksfjord on the mainland, providing access by car.
Hasvik Municipality
Hasvik kommune | |
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Municipality | |
Breivik village in Hasvik | |
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Finnmark within Norway | |
Hasvik within Finnmark | |
| Coordinates: 70°35′30″N 22°18′10″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Finnmark |
| District | Vest-Finnmark |
| Established | 1858 |
| • Preceded by | Loppa Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Breivikbotn |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Lars Hustad (LL) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 555.43 km2 (214.45 sq mi) |
| • Land | 533.58 km2 (206.02 sq mi) |
| • Water | 21.85 km2 (8.44 sq mi) 3.9% |
| • Rank | #195 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 958.7 m (3,145.3 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
| • Total | 979 |
| • Rank | #336 in Norway |
| • Density | 1.8/km2 (5/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −5.6% |
| Demonym | Hasvikværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5616 |
The 555-square-kilometre (214 sq mi) municipality is the 195th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Hasvik is the 336th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 979. The municipality's population density is 1.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.7/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 5.6% over the previous 10-year period.