Bonakas

Bonakas (Northern Sami: Bonjákas) is a village in Deatnu-Tana Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies on the western bank of the Tana River, just north of the village of Rustefjelbma.^[2]

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Village
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Coordinates: 70°25′36″N 28°14′00″E / 70.42667°N 28.23333°E / 70.42667; 28.23333Coordinates: 70°25′36″N 28°14′00″E / 70.42667°N 28.23333°E / 70.42667; 28.23333
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Troms og Finnmark
District	Øst-Finnmark
Municipality	Deatnu-Tana
Elevation ^[1]	3 m (10 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	9845 Tana

Historically, Bonakas has been inhabited by the Sami people and Kven people, more recently newcomers from the more southern parts of Norway and Finland have moved in. However, Tana municipality, unlike Porsanger, has not declared Kven an official language.

References

1. "Bonakas" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
2. Store norske leksikon. "Bonakas" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-03-22.