Nesna (village)

Norwegian village

Village in Northern Norway, Norway

66°11′54″N 13°01′06″E / 66.1982°N 13.0184°E / 66.1982; 13.0184CountryNorwayRegionNorthern NorwayCountyNordlandDistrictHelgelandMunicipalityNesna MunicipalityArea

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• Total1.12 km² (0.43 sq mi)Elevation

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10 m (30 ft)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total1,340 • Density1,196/km² (3,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Post Code

8700 Nesna

Nesna is the administrative centre of Nesna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on a peninsula on the mainland of Norway, along the Nesnakroken strait, just north of the Ranfjorden and south of the Sjona fjord. The Norwegian County Road 17 crosses the Ranfjorden on a ferry which docks in the village before heading north along the coastline. Nesna has regular ferry connections to the nearby islands of Handnesøya, Hugla, and Tomma.^[3]

The 1.12-square-kilometre (280-acre) village has a population (2018) of 1,340 and a population density of 1,196 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,100/sq mi).^[1]

Nesna Church is located in the village, and the village is also host to a campus of Nord University.^[3]

Media gallery

The village in the lower right corner.
Aerial view looking northwest
Harbour view
Harbour view
Nesna Church
Nord University

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
^ "Nesna (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
^ ^a ^b Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-03-25). "Nesna – tettsted". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-02-03.