Alta (town) - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alta  (Norwegian) Alattio  (Kven) Áltá  (Northern Sami)
Town
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Coordinates: 69°58′08″N 23°16′18″E / 69.9689°N 23.2716°E / 69.9689; 23.2716
Country	Norway
County	Troms og Finnmark
Municipality	Alta Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	9.23 km2 (3.56 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	60 m (200 ft)
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	15,094
• Density	1,635/km2 (4,230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	9509 Alta

Alta (Northern Sami: Áltá; Kven: Alattio; Finnish: Alattio) is a city in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality and the major commercial centre in the western part of the county. The city is on the southern end of Altafjorden at the mouth of the river Altaelva. There are several suburbs around the town. Kåfjord, Kvenvik and Jiepmaluokta are to the west; Øvre Alta and Tverrelvdalen are to the south; and Rafsbotn is to the east. The rock carvings at Alta are just to the west of the town.^[3]

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