Birtavarre

Birtavarre
Gáivuonbahta (Northern Sami)
Pirttivaara (Kven)
Village
View of the village chapel
View of the village chapel
Birtavarre is located in Troms
Birtavarre
Birtavarre
Location of the village
Birtavarre is located in Norway
Birtavarre
Birtavarre
Birtavarre (Norway)
Coordinates: 69°29′42″N 20°49′49″E / 69.49500°N 20.83028°E / 69.49500; 20.83028
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms
DistrictNord-Troms
MunicipalityGáivuotna Municipality
Area
 • Total0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Elevation10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total214
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9147 Birtavarre

Birtavarre (Northern Sami: Gáivuonbahta; Kven: Pirttivaara) is a village in Gáivuotna Municipality (also known as Kåfjord Municipality) in Troms county, Norway. The village is located along the Kåfjordelva river (Northern Sami: Gáivuoneatu) at the end of the Kåfjorden in the Kåfjorddalen valley in an area called Kåfjordbotn (Northern Sami: Gaivuonbahta).

The 0.31-square-kilometre (77-acre) village has a population (2017) of 214 which gives the village a population density of 690 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,800/sq mi).[1]

Birtavarre is located along European route E6 about 18.3 km (11.4 mi) southeast of the municipal centre of Olderdalen (on the north side of the fjord) and about 12.5 km (7.8 mi) southeast of Samuelsberg and Manndalen (on the south side of the fjord). Birtavarre Chapel is also located in the village.

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2017). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Birtavarre" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-12-20.

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