Kvalsund, Hammerfest

{{short description|Village in Hammerfest, Norway}}

{{Redirect|Kvalsund}}

{{Infobox settlement

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|native_name =

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Kvalsund.jpg

|image_caption = Part of the village

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Northern Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Finnmark

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Vest-Finnmark

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Hammerfest Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 0.31

|population_as_of = 2023

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 289

|population_density_km2 = 932

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 9620 Kvalsund

|elevation_m = 2

|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Finnmark/Kvalsund/Kvalsund~325523/|title=Kvalsund|publisher=yr.no|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2013-01-26}}

|coordinates = {{coord|70|30|09|N|23|58|47|E|type:city|display=inline,title}}

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{{native name|no|Kvalsund}} or {{native name|se|Ráhkkerávju}}{{cite web|url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/748162|title=Informasjon om stadnamn|website=Norgeskart|publisher=Kartverket|language=no|accessdate=2024-07-01}} is a village in Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It was formerly the administrative centre of the old Kvalsund Municipality which existed until 2020 when it merged with Hammerfest Municipality.

File:Ráhkkerávju_Kvalsund_from_the_southeast.JPG

The village is located on the mainland, along the Kvalsundet strait, at the mouth of the river Kvalsundelva. The village sits just east of the Kvalsund Bridge which connects the mainland to the island of Kvaløya, just to the north. The 1936 Kvalsund Church is located in this village.

The {{convert|0.31|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2023) of 289 which gives the village a population density of {{convert|932|PD/km2}}.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |authorlink=Statistics Norway |date=2023-12-23|title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal}}