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Country
  
County
  
Municipality
  
Deatnu-Tana

Local time
  
Monday 4:20 PM

Region
  
Northern Norway

District
  
Elevation
  
3 m (10 ft)

Bonakas

Weather
  
1°C, Wind SW at 14 km/h, 83% Humidity

Bonakas (Northern Sami: Bonjákas) is a village in Deatnu-Tana Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies on the western bank of the Tana River, just north of the village of Rustefjelbma.

Map of 9845 Bonakas, Norway

Historically, Bonakas has been inhabited by the Sami people and Kven people, more recently newcomers from the more southern parts of Norway and Finland have moved in. However, Tana municipality, unlike Porsanger, has not declared Kven an official language.

References

Bonakas Wikipedia


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