Breivikbotn

Breivikbotn is the administrative centre of Hasvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is an old trading post and fishing village that is located on the western end of the island of Sørøya, looking out across the Lopphavet Sea. The village lies along Norwegian County Road 822 in the central part of the municipality. The village of Hasvik lies about to the south, the former village of Dønnesfjord lies about to the northeast, and the village of Sørvær lies about to the west.

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Settlement.official_name: Breivikbotn
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_caption: View of the village
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 11
Settlement.mapframe marker: village
Settlement.pushpin_map: Finnmark#Norway
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.pushpin_label: Breivikbotn
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northern Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Finnmark
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Vest-Finnmark
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Municipality

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Wikidata facts

Population: 313
Area: 0.32
Elevation: 5

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thumb|left|View of the local Breivikbotn Chapel The village has a population (2023) of 308 and a population density of . Breivikbotn Chapel is located in this village as well as much of the commercial activity in the municipality.