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alta town wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history toggle history subsection 1 1 name 2 transportation toggle transportation subsection 2 1 climate 3 media gallery 4 see also 5 references toggle the table of contents alta town 20 languages العربية مصرى azərbaycanca български cebuano deutsch español eesti فارسی suomi lietuvių latviešu norsk nynorsk norsk bokmål polski română simple english svenska اردو 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 69 58 0 n 23 16 24 e 69 96667 n 23 27333 e 69 96667 23 27333 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia city town within alta municipality finnmark norway town city in northern norway norway alta alta norwegian áltá northern sami alattio kven town city 1 view of parts of the town interactive map of alta alta location within finnmark show map of finnmark alta location within norway show map of norway coordinates 69 58 0 n 23 16 24 e 69 96667 n 23 27333 e 69 96667 23 27333 country norway region northern norway county finnmark district vest finnmark municipality alta municipality established as town by 2000 area 2 total 9 81 km 2 3 79 sq mi elevation 3 60 m 200 ft population 2023 2 total 15 931 density 1 624 km 2 4 210 sq mi demonym altaværing time zone utc 01 00 cet summer dst utc 02 00 cest post code 9509 alta alta norwegian pronounced ˈɑ̂ɫtɑ ⓘ áltá northern sami or alattio kven 4 is a town 1 in alta municipality in finnmark county norway the town is the administrative centre of the municipality and the major commercial centre in the western part of the county of finnmark the town is located on the southern end of altafjorden at the mouth of the river altaelva there are several suburbs around the town kåfjord kvenvik and jiepmaluokta lie to the west øvre alta and tverrelvdalen lie to the south and rafsbotn lies to the east the famous rock carvings at alta lie just to the west of the town 5 alta is the largest town in finnmark county it is known as nordlysbyen the northern lights city and is one of the northernmost cities in the world with a population exceeding 10 000 the 9 81 square kilometre 2 420 acre town has a population 2023 of 15 931 and a population density of 1 624 inhabitants per square kilometre 4 210 sq mi 2 the town of alta has three churches the historic alta church in bossekop the relatively new elvebakken church in elvebakken and the northern lights cathedral the new main church for the municipality that was completed in 2013 alta is also an educational centre in finnmark county the alta campus of the university of tromsø is located in the town as well as the local primary and secondary schools including alta upper secondary school the vestre finnmark district court has one of its two courthouses in the town serving loppa municipality and alta municipality alta if is the main sports team for the town 5 history edit the town of alta was established in 2000 when the three neighboring villages of bossekop elvebakken and alta were joined and declared to be a town by the municipal council 5 name edit the town originally the village is named after the local altafjorden the name possibly comes from the old norse words ǫlpt or alpt which refer to a swan it could also be the norwegianization of the finnish word alaattia which refers to a lowland 6 7 historically the name of the municipality and the village was spelled alten on 3 november 1917 a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to alta 8 transportation edit alta is a centre of transportation in finnmark county the town has port facilities along altafjorden just alongside alta airport in elvebakken the airport has direct flights to frankfurt helsinki oslo tromsø and certain other towns in norway like vadsø kirkenes hammerfest and berlevåg the european route e6 highway also runs through the town and the european route e45 has its northern terminus in the town the main industries present in alta include a concrete product factory several wood mills and sawmills and dairy horticulture trade and maritime services 5 climate edit climate data for alta airport finnmark 1991 2020 month jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec year mean daily maximum c f 3 3 26 1 3 6 25 5 0 4 31 3 3 7 38 7 8 8 47 8 13 7 56 7 17 6 63 7 16 61 11 5 52 7 4 9 40 8 0 3 32 5 1 5 29 3 5 7 42 3 daily mean c f 6 8 19 8 7 19 4 25 0 4 32 7 5 5 41 9 10 1 50 2 13 7 56 7 12 3 54 1 8 2 46 8 2 3 36 1 2 8 27 0 4 9 23 2 2 3 36 1 mean daily minimum c f 10 2 13 6 10 3 13 5 7 4 18 7 2 8 27 0 2 5 36 5 7 4 45 3 10 9 51 6 9 5 49 1 5 6 42 1 0 1 31 8 5 5 22 1 8 18 0 7 30 7 average precipitation mm inches 39 1 5 28 6 1 13 33 1 1 30 24 2 0 95 25 9 1 02 38 9 1 53 50 3 1 98 47 1 1 85 37 3 1 47 45 1 1 78 31 6 1 24 37 2 1 46 438 3 17 26 source national oceanic and atmospheric administration 9 media gallery edit see also edit list of towns and cities in norway references edit 1 2 in the norwegian language the word by can be translated as town or city 1 2 3 statistisk sentralbyrå 23 december 2023 urban settlements population and area by municipality archived from the original on 8 june 2023 retrieved 20 june 2024 alta alta finnmark yr no archived from the original on 14 december 2007 retrieved 21 april 2018 informasjon om stadnamn norgeskart in norwegian kartverket archived from the original on 6 december 2024 retrieved 21 june 2024 1 2 3 4 store norske leksikon alta by in norwegian archived from the original on 24 november 2020 retrieved 16 december 2020 rygh oluf 1924 norske gaardnavne finmarkens amt in norwegian 18 ed kristiania norge w c fabritius sønners bogtrikkeri pp 11 12 store norske leksikon alta in norwegian archived from the original on 14 february 2013 retrieved 24 january 2013 norsk lovtidende 2den afdeling 1917 samling af love resolutioner m m norsk lovtidend in norwegian kristiania norge grøndahl og søns boktrykkeri 1057 1065 1917 archived from the original on 16 september 2024 retrieved 21 june 2024 index of archive arc0216 0253808 1 1 data 0 data region 6 wmo normals 9120 norway csv archived from the original on 2 august 2023 retrieved 25 august 2025 v t e finnmark county norway main article finnmark capital vadsø county government finnmark county municipality county lists county governors villages churches towns and cities vardø 1789 hammerfest 1789 vadsø 1833 honningsvåg 1996 kirkenes 1998 alta 1999 municipalities øst finnmark berlevåg båtsfjord deatnu tana gamvik lebesby sør varanger unjárga nesseby vadsø vardø vest finnmark alta guovdageaidnu kautokeino hammerfest hámmerfeastta hasvik kárášjohka karasjok loppa måsøy nordkapp porsanger porsángu porsanki former municipalities in finnmark alten talvig 1838 1863 kvalsund 1838 2020 nord varanger 1894 1964 polmak 1903 1964 sørøysund 1852 1992 talvik 1863 1964 authority control databases international viaf national israel retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title alta_ town oldid 1374620470 categories cities and towns in norway alta municipality populated places of arctic norway 2000 establishments in norway populated places established in 2000 administrative centres of municipalities of norway hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata use dmy dates from august 2026 pages using gadget wikiminiatlas articles containing norwegian language text articles containing northern sami language text articles containing kven language text pages using infobox mapframe without shape links in wikidata coordinates on wikidata pages using the phonos extension pages with norwegian ipa pages including recorded pronunciations cs1 norwegian language sources no pages using the kartographer extension this page was last edited on 13 september 2026 at 04 03 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike 4 0 license additional terms may apply by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc a non profit organization privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia legal safety contacts code of conduct developers statistics cookie statement mobile view search search toggle the table of contents alta town 20 languages add topic