Nordland
Nordland County
Nordland fylke Nordlánda fylkka | |
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| Nordlandenes amt (historic name) | |
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Nordland within Norway | |
| Coordinates: 66°50′00″N 14°40′00″E / 66.83333°N 14.66667°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Nord-Norge |
| Established | 1662 |
| Administrative centre | Bodø |
| Government | |
| • Body | Nordland County Municipality |
| • Governor (2019) | Tom Cato Karlsen (FrP) |
| • County mayor (2023) | Eivind Holst (H) |
| Area | |
• Total | 38,155 km2 (14,732 sq mi) |
| • Land | 35,759 km2 (13,807 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2,396 km2 (925 sq mi) 6.3% |
| • Rank | #4 in Norway |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 240,345 |
| • Rank | #11 in Norway |
| • Density | 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +1.9% |
| Demonym | Nordlending |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-18 |
| Income (per capita) | 128,600 kr (2001) |
| GDP (per capita) | 202,039 kr (2001) |
| GDP national rank | #9 in Norway (3.15% of country) |
| Website | Official website |
Nordland (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈnûːrlɑn] ⓘ; Lule Sami: Nordlánnda, Southern Sami: Nordlaante, Northern Sami: Nordlánda, English: Northland) is one of the three northernmost counties in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to the south-east, and the Atlantic Ocean (Norwegian Sea) to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is in the town of Bodø. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen has been administered from Nordland since 1995. In the southern part of the county is Vega, listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.