Vardø
Vardø (Norwegian pronunciation: [vaɖːø] ⓘ; Finnish: Vuoreija; Kven: Vuorea; Northern Sami: Várggát) is a municipality in Finnmark county in the extreme northeastern part of Norway. Vardø is the easternmost town in Norway, more to the east than Saint Petersburg or Istanbul. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Vardø. Two of the larger villages in the municipality are Kiberg and Svartnes.
Vardø Municipality
Vardø kommune | |
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View of Vardø | |
Finnmark within Norway | |
Vardø within Finnmark | |
| Coordinates: 70°22′14″N 31°01′27″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Finnmark |
| District | Øst-Finnmark |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| Administrative centre | Vardø |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Tor Erik Labahå (Sp) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 600.63 km2 (231.90 sq mi) |
| • Land | 585.02 km2 (225.88 sq mi) |
| • Water | 15.83 km2 (6.11 sq mi) 2.6% |
| • Rank | #189 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 1,933 |
| • Rank | #284 in Norway |
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (9/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −9.2% |
| Demonym | Vardøværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5634 |
| Website | Official website |
The 601-square-kilometre (232 sq mi) municipality is the 189th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vardø is the 284th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,933. The municipality's population density is 3.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.5/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 9.2% over the previous 10-year period.