Kautokeino
Kautokeino, or Guovdageainnu suohkan, is a municipality in Norway's northernmost county, Finnmark.
Settlements include Guovdageainnu (village).
Economy[change | change source]
Reindeer that are domesticated is the largest industry (as of 2003) in the municipality; That year there were 79,000 of those reindeer.[1] Experimental search for minerals is being permitted for one company, for 7 years (as of 2024).[2] Until the early 1990s, there was mining (for mineral)s in Bidjovagge.[1]
Administration[change | change source]
The municipal council is elected until late 2027.
- 5 council members are from Kautokeino Flyttsameliste[3]
- 4 from Labour party
- 3 from Guovdageainnu Sámilistu
- 2 from Samefolkets Parti i Karasjok
- 2 from árja
- 1 from Conservative party
- 1 from Fastboendes liste
- 1 from Venstre (Norway)
- 1 from Progress party
- 1 from Centre party
(The 19 council members were elected during the 2023 Norwegian local elections.)
Demographics[change | change source]
The inhabitants had the hightest rate of broken marriages (in the country, as of 2023), for those that are between 66 and 16-years old.[4] One has to be at least 18-years old, to get married, according to Norwegian law.[5]
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://snl.no/Kautokeino. SNL.no Retrieved 2024-03-23
- ↑ https://www.nrk.no/sapmi/fatt-innvilget-undersokelsesrett-i-kautokeino-1.16816250. Retrieved 2024-03-23
- ↑ https://www.nrk.no/valg/2023/resultat/fylke/56/5612. NRK.no. Retrieved 2023-09-27
- ↑ https://www.nettavisen.no/okonomi/her-er-det-flest-som-skiller-seg-ikke-morsomt/s/5-95-1711164. Retrieved 2024-03-31
- ↑ https://www.regjeringen.no/no/tema/familie-og-barn/innsiktsartikler/ekteskap-og-samliv/mer-informasjon-om-ekteskap/id672620/#:~:text=Alderskrav.,samlivsbrudd%20ved%20brudd%20p%C3%A5%20alderskravet. Retrieved 2024-03-31
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