Nesseby
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| County | Finnmark | |
| District | ||
| Municipality | ||
| Administrative centre | Nyborg | |
| Mayor (2003) | Ann Jorid Henriksen (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål and Sami | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | 1,436 Square kilometre>km² 1,367 km² 0.44 % | |
| Population - Total (as of 2004>2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 413 927 0.02 % -13.5 % 1/km² | |
| Coordinates | ||
| [www.nesseby.kommune.no] [Data from Statistics Norway] | ||
The municipality is situated on the isthmus between the Varangerfjord and the river of Deatnu (Tana in Norwegian). People live in small settlements along the fjord, the municipal centre being at Nyborg.
Most inhabitants are of Sami origin, and today Sami is being taught as the first language in schools. The municipality has its own Sami dialect and its own Sami costume.
Wild reindeer used to cross the isthmus in prehistoric times up to around 1900, causing extensive human activity througout the millennia. Therefore, the area is full of archeological finds from different periods.
| Municipalities of Finnmark |
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| Alta | Berlevåg | Båtsfjord | Gamvik | Hammerfest | Hasvik | Karasjok | Kautokeino | Kvalsund | Lebesby | Loppa | Måsøy | Nesseby | Nordkapp | Porsanger | Sør-Varanger | Tana | Vadsø | Vardø | |
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