Alta (town)

Alta (Northern Sami: Áltá; Kven: Alattio; Finnish: Alattio) is a city in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality and the major commercial centre in the western part of the county. The city is on the southern end of Altafjorden at the mouth of the river Altaelva. There are several suburbs around the town. Kåfjord, Kvenvik and Jiepmaluokta are to the west; Øvre Alta and Tverrelvdalen are to the south; and Rafsbotn is to the east. The rock carvings at Alta are just to the west of the town.[3]

Alta  (Norwegian)
Alattio  (Kven)
Áltá  (Northern Sami)
Town
View of parts of the town
View of parts of the town
Alta is located in Finnmark
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Alta
Location of the town
Alta is located in Norway
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Alta (Norway)
Coordinates: 69.9689°N 23.2716°E / 69.9689; 23.2716
CountryNorway
CountyTroms og Finnmark
MunicipalityAlta Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total9.23 km2 (3.56 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total15,094
 • Density1,635/km2 (4,230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9509 Alta

References
  1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2017). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Alta, Alta (Finnmark)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Alta - by" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2020-12-16.


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