Kautokeino
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| Coordinates:69°00′44″N23°02′27″E / 69.01222°N 23.04083°E /69.01222; 23.04083 | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Finnmark |
| District | Vest-Finnmark |
| Municipality | Kautokeino |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.59 km2 (1.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 319 m (1,047 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 1,459 |
| • Density | 563/km2 (1,460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 9520 Kautokeino |
Kautokeinoⓘ (Norwegian) (Guovdageaidnu (Northern Sami), orKoutokeino (Kven))[3] is theadministrative centre ofKautokeino Municipality inFinnmark county,Norway. The village is located along the riverKautokeinoelva, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of the village ofMasi and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of theFinland–Norway border.[4]
The 2.59-square-kilometre (640-acre) village has a population (2023) of 1,459 and apopulation density of 563 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,460/sq mi).[1] The village is the site ofKautokeino Church.
TheEuropean route E45 runs through the village on its way from thetown of Alta as it heads south. The smallKautokeino Airport lies just to the north of the village.Sámi University College is also located in the village.
In 1852, the village was the site of theKautokeino rebellion.
From 1882 to 1883Sophus Tromholt ran aNorthern Lights observatory here as a part of the first international polar year. He did not succeed in photographic recording of the Northern Lights, but used the camera to photograph landscapes, buildings and people. He was the first to photograph Kautokeino's Sami as character portraits with full names, not as tourist props or race examples. The Tromholt Collection became part ofUnesco's Norwegian document heritage register in 2012, according to a display integrated with the facade ofStein Rokkan Building at the University of Bergen.[5] Kautokeino is used as a setting in TV dramaOutlier (2020).[6][7]
| Climate data for Kautokeino 1991-2020 (307 m, extremes 1891-2022) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) | 7.0 (44.6) | 8.3 (46.9) | 13.8 (56.8) | 28.0 (82.4) | 29.8 (85.6) | 30.0 (86.0) | 28.4 (83.1) | 22.8 (73.0) | 13.4 (56.1) | 7.6 (45.7) | 7.2 (45.0) | 30.0 (86.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −8.9 (16.0) | −8.5 (16.7) | −3.8 (25.2) | 2.1 (35.8) | 8.2 (46.8) | 14.7 (58.5) | 18.5 (65.3) | 15.8 (60.4) | 10.4 (50.7) | 2.5 (36.5) | −3.9 (25.0) | −6.7 (19.9) | 3.4 (38.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.1 (6.6) | −13.7 (7.3) | −9.2 (15.4) | −3.0 (26.6) | 3.7 (38.7) | 9.9 (49.8) | 13.4 (56.1) | 11.1 (52.0) | 6.0 (42.8) | −1.2 (29.8) | −8.4 (16.9) | −11.8 (10.8) | −1.4 (29.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −19.4 (−2.9) | −15.1 (4.8) | −7.9 (17.8) | −0.3 (31.5) | 5.5 (41.9) | 8.8 (47.8) | 6.5 (43.7) | 2.6 (36.7) | −3.5 (25.7) | −12.2 (10.0) | −17.1 (1.2) | −6.0 (21.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −50.3 (−58.5) | −48.8 (−55.8) | −41.5 (−42.7) | −33.7 (−28.7) | −20.7 (−5.3) | −5.0 (23.0) | −3.9 (25.0) | −6.2 (20.8) | −12.7 (9.1) | −33.8 (−28.8) | −40.7 (−41.3) | −45.0 (−49.0) | −50.3 (−58.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 22.1 (0.87) | 19.4 (0.76) | 13.8 (0.54) | 17.5 (0.69) | 33.5 (1.32) | 58.5 (2.30) | 71.5 (2.81) | 64.8 (2.55) | 42.4 (1.67) | 31.3 (1.23) | 24.4 (0.96) | 25.0 (0.98) | 424.2 (16.68) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 99 |
| Source 1: yr.no/eklima/Norwegian Meteorological Institute[8] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Noaa WMO averages 91-2020 Norway[9] | |||||||||||||
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