Båtsfjord kommune

County	Finnmark
Landscape
Municipality	NO-2028
Administrative centre	Båtsfjord
Mayor (2003)	Geir Knutsen (Ap)
Official language form	Neutral
Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage	Ranked 58 1,433 km² 1,415 km² 0.44 %
Population  - Total (2004)  - Percentage  - Change (10 years)  - Density	Ranked 319 2,290 0.05 % -7.4 % 2/km²
Coordinates	70°29′ N 29°56′ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=70_29_N_29_56_E_type:adm2nd_region:NO-2028)
www.batsfjord.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway (http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/2028)

Båtsfjord is a municipality in the county of Finnmark, Norway.

The municipality is situated on the north-eastern coast of the peninsula of Varangerhalvøya. Previously, there were several villages along this barren coast, but today everyone lives in the town of Båtsfjord, with a sheltered situation at the end of the Båtsfjord inlet. There is a new, modern airstrip, and the hurtigruten calls at Båtsfjord.

The most interesting attraction is Hamningberg, an abandonded fishing village on the outer coast, with well-preserved 19th c. wooden houses, a unique example of old architecture in a county so devastated by World War II. Also interesting are the bird cliffs of Syltefjordstauran.

Municipalities of Finnmark
Alta | Berlevåg | Båtsfjord | Gamvik | Hammerfest | Hasvik | Karasjok | Kautokeino | Kvalsund | Lebesby | Loppa | Måsøy | Nesseby | Nordkapp | Porsanger | Sør-Varanger | Tana | Vadsø | Vardø