Evenes Municipality
Evenes Municipality
Evenes kommune Evenášši suohkan | |
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View of Bogen in Evenes | |
Nordland within Norway | |
Evenes within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 68°32′11″N 16°55′55″E / 68.53639°N 16.93194°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Ofoten |
| Established | 1 January 1884 |
| • Preceded by | Ofoten Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Bogen i Ofoten |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Terje Bartholsen (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 252.79 km2 (97.60 sq mi) |
| • Land | 241.48 km2 (93.24 sq mi) |
| • Water | 11.31 km2 (4.37 sq mi) 4.5% |
| • Rank | #286 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,134.43 m (3,721.88 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 1,330 |
| • Rank | #312 in Norway |
| • Density | 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −4.4% |
| Demonym | Evenesværing |
| Official languages | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| • Sámi form | Northern Sami (semi-official) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1853 |
| Website | Official website |
Evenes (Norwegian) or Evenášši (Northern Sami) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Ofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bogen. Other villages in Evenes include Liland, Tårstad, Dragvik, Lakså, and the village of Evenes.
The 253-square-kilometre (98 sq mi) municipality is the 286th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Evenes is the 312th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,330. The municipality's population density is 5.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (14/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 4.4% over the previous 10-year period.