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===Villages=== In addition to the [[administrative centre]] of Guovdageaidnu (Kautokeino), the municipality has 15 smaller villages: *'''[[Masi, Norway|Máze (Masi)]]''' is the largest of the villages. Máze is located in a river valley. There is a school and [[Masi Church]] located in Máze. The current church has 150 seats and was built of wood in 1965. The first chapel was built in the 17th century. The second by [[Thomas von Westen]] in 1721. This church was burnt during [[World War II]] in 1944. The village was the site of a [[Alta controversy|major political controversy]] in the late 1970s and early 80s, when it was proposed to flood village to build a large [[Hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] [[dam]]. *'''[[Láhpoluoppal]]''' is a village located northeast of Guovdageaidnu at the southern end of the [[Láhppojávri]] lake. The village has a school, [[Láhpoluoppal Chapel]], and [[mountain hut]] ({{langx|no|fjellstue}}). The chapel has 70 seats and was built in 1967. *'''Šihččajávri''' is located southeast of Guovdageaidnu (Kautokeino) village. The [[Norwegian Meteorological Institute]] has a weather observation station in the village, and often the place has the lowest temperature in Norway. *'''Ávži''' is a village {{convert|10|km|mi|0}} east of Guovdageaidnu. During the [[Sami revolt in Guovdageaidnu]], the group of Samis that captured the rebellions was organized here. *'''Siebe''' is a village south of Guovdageaidnu. *'''Mieron''' is a village north of Guovdageaidnu. Many of the Samis who traveled to [[Canada]] to teach the [[Inuit]] about reindeer herding were from Mieron. *'''Stornes''' is a village north of Guovdageaidnu. Close to Stornes is a [[slate]] field with distinct green [[quartzite]] marketed as Naranas. [[File:Masi-kvartsitt-norway.jpg|thumb|right|Naranas quartzite.]] *'''Šuoššjávri''' is a village northeast of Guovdageaidnu near the border with Karasjok with a chapel and a mountain hut. The chapel was built in 1968 and has 75 seats. *'''Čunovuohppi''' is a small village with few houses and is {{convert|11|km|mi|0}} west of Guovdageaidnu. The village has a mountain hut (called ''Madame Bongos fjellstue''). *'''Suolovuopmi''' is north of Guovdageaidnu near the border with Alta. It is the location of a mountain hut, and is used for metrological observations. *'''Gálaniitu''' is southwest of Guovdageaidnu and has a mountain hut. *'''Áidejávri''' is south of Guovdageaidnu close to the Finnish border. *'''Ákšomuotki (Økseidet)''' is south of Guovdageaidnu. *'''Soahtefielbma''' is about {{convert|10|km|mi|0}} west of Guovdageaidnu.
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