Hasvik
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| County | Finnmark | |
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| Municipality | NO-2015 | |
| Administrative centre | Hasvik | |
| Mayor (2003) | Geir Adelsten Iversen (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 192 556 km² 535 km² 0.17 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 398 1,095 0.02 % -18.9 % 2/km² |
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| www.hasvik.kommune.no |
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Hasvik is a municipality in the county of Finnmark, Norway.
Hasvik is situated on the western side of Norway's third island, Sørøya. Most people are to be found in a string of settlements along the west coast; Breivikbotn and Hasvik being the main ones.
Hasvik has an airport with regular connections to Tromsø and Hammerfest, and there is a two hour ferry crossing to Øksfjord, providing access by car.
The population is in steady decline, due to the problems within the fishing industry.
[edit] The name
The Norse form of the name was probably Hásvík. The first element is then the genitive case of the mountain name Hár (now Håen), the last element is vík f 'inlet'. The actual mountain is compared in form with an old oarlock (Norse hár m).
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1984). It shows a seagull.
(See also the coat-of-arms of Smøla.)
[edit] Birdlife
It is not just by chance the coat-of-arms shows a gull. Hasvik has some good sea bird colonies with one of the better being Andotten. Here you will find good numbers of breeding Black-legged Kittiwake and Razorbill. For more information and some photos of some of the species seen in the municipality check the following website; Bird Watching In Norway - Hasvik
| Municipalities of Finnmark |  |
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Alta | Berlevåg | Båtsfjord | Gamvik | Hammerfest | Hasvik | Karasjok | Kautokeino | Kvalsund | Lebesby | Loppa | Måsøy | Nesseby | Nordkapp | Porsanger | Sør-Varanger | Tana | Vadsø | Vardø |
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