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Karasjok or Kárášjohka ( Northern Sami) Kaarasjoki ( Finnish) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Karasjok. Other villages include Dorvonjárga, Šuoššjávri, and Váljohka
Karasjok (Norwegian) or Kárášjohka ( Northern Sami) is the administrative centre of Karasjok Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located along both sides of the Karasjohka river, just west of the Norway-Finland border. The European route E06 highway runs through the village on its way from Lakselv to Tana bru and Kirkenes. The village has a population (2013) of 1,858, which gives the village a population density of .
The village is an important centre in the municipality and region. About 2/3 of the municipal population lives in the village. The Sami Parliament of Norway is located in the village. It acts as an institution of cultural autonomy for the indigenous Sami people in Norway. The Old Karasjok Church and the newer Karasjok Church are located in the village. The newer church is also the seat of the Indre Finnmark deanery of the Church of Norway.
Karasjok is a Norwegianized version of the Northern Sami name Kárášjohka. Either one may refer to the following places:
- Karasjok or Kárášjohka, a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway
- Karasjok (village) or Kárášjohka, a village in Karasjok municipality in Finnmark county, Norway
- Karasjohka or Kárášjohka, a river in Finnmark county, Norway
- Karasjok Church, a church in Karasjok municipality in Finnmark county, Norway
- Old Karasjok Church, a church in Karasjok municipality in Finnmark county, Norway