Alta
Municipality in Finnmark, Norway
Also known as Áltá · Alattio · Alta Municipality
- Country
- Located in
- Finnmark(since 2024)
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Sources- 1.“Nye fylkes- og kommunenummer fra 2024”regjeringen.no/no/tema/kommuner-og-regioner/kommunestruktur/nye-kommune-og-fylkesnummer-fra-1.-januar-2024/id2924701/?expand=factbox2924710Retrieved 2024-01-02
- , Finnmark(until 2019)
- , Troms og Finnmark(2020–2023)
- Finnmark(since 2024)
- Population
- 22,074(January 1, 2026)
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Sources- 1.“Alders- og kjønnsfordeling i kommuner, fylker og hele landets befolkning (K) 1986 - 2026”ssb.no/statbank/table/07459/
- , 21,877(January 1, 2025)
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Sources- 1.“Alders- og kjønnsfordeling i kommuner, fylker og hele landets befolkning (K) 1986 - 2025”ssb.no/statbank/table/07459/
- , 21,708(January 1, 2024)
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Sources- 1.“Alders- og kjønnsfordeling i kommuner, fylker og hele landets befolkning (K) 1986 - 2024”ssb.no/statbank/table/07459/
- +6 more
- 22,074(January 1, 2026)
- Area
- 3,849.6 km²(January 1, 2020)
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- , 4,557.65 km²(January 1, 2020)
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- , 2,680 km²(January 1, 2020)
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- +22 more
- 3,849.6 km²(January 1, 2020)
- Head of government
- Q136497144(since 2025)
- , Laila Davidsen(2011–2015)
- , Monica Nielsen(since 2015)
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Sources- 1.“Ordfører og varaordfører”alta.kommune.no/ordfoerer-og-varaordfoerer.366659.no.html
- Founded
- 1863
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- 1863
- Website
Overview
Over time
Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
113 statements · 56% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Demonym
- altaværing
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Sources- 1.sprakradet.no/sprakhjelp/Skriverad/navn-pa-steder-og-personer/Innbyggjarnamn/Retrieved 2018-03-09
- altaværing
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Sources- 1.sprakradet.no/sprakhjelp/Skriverad/navn-pa-steder-og-personer/Innbyggjarnamn/Retrieved 2018-03-09
- altaværing
- Official name
- Alta
- Álttá suohkan(October 2, 2026)
- Alattion kunta(October 2, 2026)
- Native label
- Alta pronunciation audio: Alta.ogg
- Álaheadju lexeme sense: L638093-S1
- Language used
- Bokmål(October 1, 2015)
- Number of households
- 8,715(2018) applies to part: statistic sum
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- 5,587(2018) applies to part: single-family detached home
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- 714(2018) applies to part: semi-detached house
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- 1,210(2018) applies to part: terrace house
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- 688(2018) applies to part: apartment building
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- 516(2018) applies to part: statistic residue
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- 8,715(2018) applies to part: statistic sum
- Highest point
- Store Haldi elevation: 1,149.08 m
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Sources- 1.“Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune”kartverket.no/til-lands/fakta-om-norge/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunenRetrieved 2021-03-10
- Store Haldi elevation: 1,149.08 m
- Significant event
- boundary change(January 1, 1964) gained territory from: Talvik municipality
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- boundary change(January 1, 1964) gained territory from: Talvik municipality
- Employees
- 3,383(May 12, 2026)
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Sources- 1.Stated in Norwegian Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entitiesvirksomhet.brreg.no/nb/oppslag/enheter/944588132Retrieved 2026-06-06
- 3,383(May 12, 2026)
- Headquarters
- Alta
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Sources- 1.Stated in Norwegian Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entitiesvirksomhet.brreg.no/nb/oppslag/enheter/944588132Retrieved 2026-06-06
- Alta
On other databases
28 identifiers linking Alta across the web's reference databases
- ArchINFORM location ID54638
- Ávvir topic IDalta
- Facebook usernamealtakommune
- Freebase ID/m/0185k4
- GeoNames ID780946
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID2108673
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDAlta
- INaturalist place ID40088
- ISNI0000000406102761
- KulturNav-IDa97d22b8-44f9-40b7-8820-b5d0279f1d43
- Lokalhistoriewiki.no article IDAlta_kommune
- MusicBrainz area IDc2dfc1d4-7480-4936-8c03-63fea6ffb7c2
- NL CR AUT IDge1137850
- Norwegian municipality number2012
- Norwegian organisation number944588132
- Online PWN Encyclopedia ID3868240
- OpenCorporates organization IDno/944588132
- OpenStreetMap relation ID406659
- OpenWeatherMap city ID780946
- OSM Name Suggestion Index IDaltakommune-ee5f1f
- Quora topic IDAlta-Norway
- Ringgold ID87323
- SSR place name number389799
- Who's on First ID1159296893
- X (Twitter) usernameAKommune
- YouTube channel IDUCvfFvrH4n33NTwNvnjwqYMQ
- YouTube handlealtakommune7464
- YSO ID226840