Municipality Alta Elevation 24 m Local time Thursday 10:28 AM | Time zone CET (UTC+01:00) Area 32 ha Population 387 (2013) | |
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Weather 1°C, Wind SE at 11 km/h, 78% Humidity | ||
Rafsbotn (Kven: Rässivuono) is a village in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village sits at the southeast end of the Altafjorden, along the European route E06 highway, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northeast of the town of Alta. The name comes from the Sami place name Ráššvuotna which means a clay seabed. The 0.32-square-kilometre (79-acre) village has a population (2013) of 387, which gives the village a population density of 1,209 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,130/sq mi). Rafsbotn has a ski slope and Rafsbotn Chapel.
Map of 9517 Rafsbotn, Norway
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