Hammerfest

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Hammerfest

Total population

8,010

Coordinates70.66°, 23.68°

Demographic figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Hammerfest or Hámmárfeasta is a town/city that is also the administrative centre of Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the northwestern coast of the island of Kvaløya, just north of the village of Rypefjord and southwest of the village of Forsøl. The 3.02-square-kilometre (750-acre) town has a population (2023) of 7,882 which gives the city a population density of 2,610 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,800/sq mi).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.