Vågan
Municipality in Nordland, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vågan (Northern Sami: Vuogát) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Svolvær. Some of the villages in Vågan include Digermulen, Gimsøysand, Gravermarka, Henningsvær, Hopen, Kabelvåg, Kleppstad, Laupstad, Liland, Skrova, Straumnes, and Sydalen.[4]
Vågan Municipality
Vågan kommune | |
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Vaagan herred (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 68°16′41″N 14°31′15″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Nordland |
District | Lofoten |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
Administrative centre | Svolvær |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023) | Vidar Thom Benjaminsen (H) |
Area | |
• Total | 479.17 km2 (185.01 sq mi) |
• Land | 459.97 km2 (177.60 sq mi) |
• Water | 19.21 km2 (7.42 sq mi) 4% |
• Rank | #210 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 9,736 |
• Rank | #116 in Norway |
• Density | 21.2/km2 (55/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | +5.7% |
Demonym | Vågaværing[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Neutral |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1865[3] |
Website | Official website |
The 479-square-kilometre (185 sq mi) municipality is the 210th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vågan is the 116th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 9,736. The municipality's population density is 21.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (55/sq mi) and its population has increased by 5.7% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]