Rafsbotn

Rafsbotn
Rässivuono
Village
Rafsbotn
Rafsbotn

Location in Finnmark

Coordinates: 70°01′07″N 23°32′14″E / 70.01861°N 23.53722°E / 70.01861; 23.53722Coordinates: 70°01′07″N 23°32′14″E / 70.01861°N 23.53722°E / 70.01861; 23.53722
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Finnmark
District Vest-Finnmark
Municipality Alta
Area[1]
  Total 0.32 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 24 m (79 ft)
Population (2013)[1]
  Total 387
  Density 1,209/km2 (3,130/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 9517 Alta

Rafsbotn (Kven: Rässivuono) is a village in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village sits at the southeast end of the Altafjorden, along the European route E06 highway, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northeast of the town of Alta. The name comes from the Sami place name Ráššvuotna which means a clay seabed. The 0.32-square-kilometre (79-acre) village has a population (2013) of 387, which gives the village a population density of 1,209 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,130/sq mi).[1] Rafsbotn has a ski slope and Rafsbotn Chapel.

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