Key facts
- Country
- Norway
- County
- Finnmark
- District
- Vest-Finnmark
- Established
- 1 July 1861
- Preceded by
- Kistrand Municipality
- Administrative centre
- Honningsvåg
- Mayor 2023
- Jan Morten ( Ap )
- Total
- 926.59 km (357.76 sq mi)
- Land
- 892.00 km (344.40 sq mi)
- Water
- 34.59 km (13.36 sq mi) 3.7%
- Rank
- # 127 in Norway
- Highest elevation
- 578 m (1,896 ft)
- Density
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Nordkapp (English: North Cape; Northern Sami: Davvinjárga or Nordkáhppa; Kven: Kappa or Nordkappa) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Honningsvåg, where most residents live. Other settlements in Nordkapp include the villages of Gjesvær, Kåfjord, Kamøyvær, Kjelvik, Nordvågen, Repvåg, Skarsvåg, and Valan.
The 927-square-kilometre (358 sq mi) municipality is the 127th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Nordkapp is the 231st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,951. The municipality's population density is 3.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.3/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 8.2% over the previous 10-year period.