Lebesby
Lebesby (Northern Sami: Davvesiida and Kven: Lebespyy) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kjøllefjord. Other villages in the municipality include Ifjord, Kunes, Lebesby, and Veidnes.
Lebesby Municipality
Lebesby kommune | |
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Municipality | |
View of the Ifjordfjellet in Lebesby | |
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Finnmark within Norway | |
Lebesby within Finnmark | |
| Coordinates: 70°56′43″N 27°21′04″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Finnmark |
| District | Øst-Finnmark |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Kjøllefjord |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Sigurd Rafaelsen (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,460.50 km2 (1,336.11 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3,230.88 km2 (1,247.45 sq mi) |
| • Water | 229.62 km2 (88.66 sq mi) 6.6% |
| • Rank | #8 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,066.8 m (3,500.0 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
| • Total | 1,215 |
| • Rank | #320 in Norway |
| • Density | 0.4/km2 (1/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −9.4% |
| Demonym | Lebesbyværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5624 |
| Website | Official website |
The 3,460.5-square-kilometre (1,336.1 sq mi) municipality is the 8th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Lebesby is the 320th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,215. The municipality's population density is 0.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.0/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 9.4% over the previous 10-year period.
The municipality consists of the western half of the Nordkinn Peninsula, along with areas around the Laksefjorden. Most people live in the village of Kjøllefjord. This municipality is dominated by ethnic Norwegians, whereas the areas around the Laksefjorden are predominantly Sami. Fishing is the mainstay of the population.