Tverrelvdalen

Tverrelvdalen (Norwegian) or Fallijoki (Kven) is a village area in the Tverrelvdalen valley in Alta Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is a suburb to the southeast of the town of Alta. The river Tverrelva runs through the valley and village area. The 0.4-square-kilometre (99-acre) village has a population (2017) of 430 which gives the village a population density of 1,075 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,780/sq mi).[1] The Tverrelvdalen IL sports club is based here.[3]

Tverrelvdalen  (Norwegian)

Fallijoki  (Kven)
Village
Tverrelvdalen
Location in Finnmark
Tverrelvdalen
Tverrelvdalen (Norway)
Coordinates: 69°56′41″N 23°23′30″E
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms og Finnmark
DistrictVest-Finnmark
MunicipalityAlta Municipality
Area
  Total0.4 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Elevation103 m (338 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
  Total430
  Density1,075/km2 (2,780/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9517 Alta

References

  1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2017). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Tverrelvdalen, Alta" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Tverrelvdalen i Alta" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-01-21.


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