Kautokeino
Kautokeino (Norwegian: Kautokeino; Northern Sami: Guovdageaidnu [ˈkuo̯vːtaˌkea̯jːtnuː]; Kven: Koutokeino; Finnish: Koutokeino) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Guovdageaidnu/Kautokeino. Other villages include Láhpoluoppal and Máze.
Kautokeino Municipality
Kautokeino kommune Guovdageainnu suohkan | |
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Municipality | |
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Flag | |
Finnmark within Norway | |
Kautokeino within Finnmark | |
| Coordinates: 69°00′42″N 23°02′36″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Finnmark |
| Established | 1851 |
| • Preceded by | Kistrand Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Kautokeino |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Anders S. Buljo (LL) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,707.35 km2 (3,748.03 sq mi) |
| • Land | 8,967.38 km2 (3,462.32 sq mi) |
| • Water | 739.97 km2 (285.70 sq mi) 7.6% |
| • Rank | #1 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 973.9 m (3,195.2 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
| • Total | 2,848 |
| • Rank | #236 in Norway |
| • Density | 0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −2.8% |
| Demonym | Kautokeinoværing |
| Official languages | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| • Sámi form | Northern Sami |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5612 |
| Website | Official website |
The 9,707-square-kilometre (3,748 sq mi) municipality is the largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Kautokeino is the 236th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,848. The municipality's population density is 0.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (0.78/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 2.8% over the previous 10-year period.
Guovdageaidnu-Kautokeino is one of two cultural centers of Northern Sápmi today (the other being Kárášjohka-Karasjok). The most significant industries are reindeer herding, theatre/movie industry, and the public education system. Kautokeino is one of the coldest places in the Nordics.