Mehamn

Mehamn
Village
View of the village in winter
Map
Mehamn is located in Finnmark
Mehamn
Mehamn
Mehamn is located in Norway
Mehamn
Mehamn
Coordinates: 71°02′08″N 27°50′57″E / 71.03556°N 27.84917°E / 71.03556; 27.84917
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyFinnmark
DistrictØst-Finnmark
MunicipalityGamvik Municipality
Area
 • Total0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Elevation5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total703
 • Density1,198/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9770 Mehamn

Mehamn (Northern Sami: Donjevuotna; Kven: Meehamina) is the administrative centre of Gamvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the small Vedvik peninsula, itself part of the greater Nordkinn Peninsula, at the southern end of the Mehamnfjorden, a bay off of the Barents Sea. The village of Gamvik lies about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) to the east and the village of Kjøllefjord (in Lebesby Municipality) lies about 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the southwest. Mehamn Chapel is located in this village. The 0.59-square-kilometre (150-acre) village has a population (2023) of 703 which gives the village a population density of 1,198 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,100/sq mi).[1]

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2017). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Mehamn" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 22 February 2013.