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Country
  
Norway

County
  
Finnmark

Municipality
  
Alta

Elevation
  
24 m

Local time
  
Thursday 10:28 AM

Region
  
Northern Norway

District
  
Vest-Finnmark

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+01:00)

Area
  
32 ha

Population
  
387 (2013)

Rafsbotn

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

References

Rafsbotn Wikipedia