Kautokeino Municipality

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Kautokeino Municipality is a large, sparsely populated municipality in Troms og Finnmark county in northern Norway, known for its significant Sámi population and culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
municipality
administrativeCentre Kautokeino village
borderedBy Alta Municipality
Enontekiö Municipality
Karasjok Municipality
Kiruna Municipality
Loppa Municipality
Nordreisa Municipality
Pajala Municipality
bordersCountry Finland
Sweden
country Norway
governedBy mayor of Kautokeino
hasAreaCharacteristic large land area
hasClimate subarctic climate
hasCoatOfArms coat of arms of Kautokeino
hasCulturalInstitution Beaivváš Sámi Theatre
hasDemonym Kautokeino resident
hasEducationalInstitution Sámi University of Applied Sciences
hasEthnicMinorityStatus Sámi language administrative area
hasIndigenousPeople Sámi
hasMainEconomicActivity public sector services
reindeer husbandry
tourism
hasMunicipalCouncil Kautokeino Municipality self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kautokeino Municipal Council
hasNotableEvent Kautokeino rebellion of 1852
hasOfficialLanguage Northern Sami language
surface form: Northern Sámi

Norwegian language
surface form: Norwegian
hasOfficialWebsite municipal website of Kautokeino
hasPopulationCharacteristic sparsely populated
hasReligiousInstitution Kautokeino Church
hasSignificantPopulation Sámi
surface form: Sámi people
hasVehicleRegistrationPrefix Troms og Finnmark code
knownFor Sámi culture
Sámi festivals
Sámi handicraft
reindeer herding
locatedIn Northern Norway
Sápmi
Troms og Finnmark
surface form: Troms og Finnmark county
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
locatedOn Finnmarksvidda
surface form: Finnmarksvidda plateau
observesDaylightSavingTime Central European Summer Time
officialName Guovdageainnu suohkan
Kautokeino Municipality self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kautokeino kommune
previouslyPartOf Finnmark
surface form: Finnmark county

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Finnmarksvidda administrativeRegion Kautokeino Municipality
Kautokeino Municipality officialName Kautokeino Municipality self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kautokeino kommune
Kautokeino Municipality hasMunicipalCouncil Kautokeino Municipality self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kautokeino Municipal Council
Karasjok Municipality borders Kautokeino Municipality