Alta, Norawa
| Alta kommune Álttá gielda Alattion komuuni |
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Alta-Marketsgata
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 Alta within Finnmark |
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| Coordinates: 69°58′36″N 23°17′45″E / 69.97667°N 23.29583°ECoordinates: 69°58′36″N 23°17′45″E / 69.97667°N 23.29583°E | |||
| Kintra | Norawa | ||
| Coonty | Finnmark | ||
| Destrict | Vest-Finnmark | ||
| Admeenistrative centre | Alta | ||
| Govrenment | |||
| • Mayor (2015) | Monica Nielsen (Ap) | ||
| Aurie | |||
| • Tot | 3,849.59 km2 (1,486.34 sq mi) | ||
| • Laund | 3,653.36 km2 (1,410.57 sq mi) | ||
| • Watter | 196.23 km2 (75.76 sq mi) | ||
| Aurie rank | 7 in Norway | ||
| Population (2015, Sept. 16t) | |||
| • Tot | 20,000 ( ) |
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| • Rank | 55 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 5.15/km2 (13.3/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 13.7 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Altaværing[1] | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-2012 | ||
| Offeecial leid furm | Bokmål | ||
| Wabsteid | www |
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Alta (
listen (help·info); Northren Sami: Áltá;[2] Kven: Alattio or Alta) is the maist populatit municipality in Finnmark coonty, Norawa.
Internaitional relations[eedit | eedit soorce]
Twin touns — sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]
Alta is twinned wi:
Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Roushie[3]
Boden, Norrbotten Coonty, Swaden[3]
Oulu, Northren Ostrobothnie, Finland (syne 1948)[3][4]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ↑ Umwhile, Álaheadju wis uised as the Northren Sámi name. This reflects the dialect o the Inland Sámi, while Áltá is the name in the oreeginal Sámi dialect o the aurie.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Vennskapsbyer" (in Norwegian). Alta kommune.
- ↑ "Ystävyyskaupungit (Twin Cities)". Oulun kaupunki (City of Oulu) (in Finnish). Retrieved 2013-07-27.
