Rypefjord
Village in Northern Norway, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the village in Norway. For the fjord in Greenland, see Rype Fjord.
Rypefjord is a village in Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located just south of the town of Hammerfest on the western side of the large island of Kvaløya. Rypefjord was the main population centre of the former municipality of Sørøysund. Today, Rypefjord is considered a suburb of the town of Hammerfest. Fjordtun primary school is located in Rypefjord. The 1.34-square-kilometre (330-acre) village has a population (2017) of 1,838 which gives the village a population density of 1,372 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,550/sq mi).[1][3]
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Rypefjord | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 70°38′28″N 23°40′19″E | |
Country | Norway |
Region | Northern Norway |
County | Finnmark |
District | Vest-Finnmark |
Municipality | Hammerfest |
Area | |
• Total | 1.34 km2 (0.52 sq mi) |
Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 1,838 |
• Density | 1,372/km2 (3,550/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Post Code | 9610 Rypefjord |
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