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Berlevåg Municipality

municipality in Finnmark, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Finnmark
District: Øst-Finnmark
Established: 1 Jan 1914
Preceded by: Tana Municipality
Administrative centre: Berlevåg
Mayor 2015: Rolf Laupstad ( Ap )
Total: 1,121.77 km (433.12 sq mi)
Land: 1,082.68 km (418.03 sq mi)
Water: 39.09 km (15.09 sq mi) 3.5%
Rank: # 100 in Norway
Highest elevation: 619 m (2,031 ft)
Density: 0.8/km (2.1/sq mi)
Change 10 years: −15.6%
Demonym: Berlevåging
Norwegian form: Bokmål
Time zone: UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+02:00 ( CEST )

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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.

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.