Rypefjord
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Rypefjord is located in Troms og Finnmark
Rypefjord
Rypefjord
Location in Finnmark
Rypefjord is located in Norway
Rypefjord
Rypefjord
Rypefjord (Norway)
Coordinates: 70°38′28″N 23°40′19″E / 70.64111°N 23.67194°E / 70.64111; 23.67194
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms og Finnmark
DistrictVest-Finnmark
MunicipalityHammerfest
Area
  Total1.34 km2 (0.52 sq mi)
Elevation23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
  Total1,838
  Density1,372/km2 (3,550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9610 Rypefjord

Rypefjord is a village in Hammerfest Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located just south of the town of Hammerfest on the western side of the large island of Kvaløya. Rypefjord was the main population centre of the former municipality of Sørøysund. Today, Rypefjord is considered a suburb of the town of Hammerfest. Fjordtun primary school is located in Rypefjord. The 1.34-square-kilometre (330-acre) village has a population (2017) of 1,838 which gives the village a population density of 1,372 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,550/sq mi).[1][3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2017). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Rypefjord" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Rypefjord" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-01-31.


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