Vågan Municipality
Vågan Municipality
Vågan kommune | |
|---|---|
| Vaagan herred (historic name) | |
Nordland within Norway | |
Vågan within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 68°16′41″N 14°31′15″E / 68.27806°N 14.52083°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Lofoten |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Svolvær |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Vidar Thom Benjaminsen (H) |
| Area | |
• Total | 479.18 km2 (185.01 sq mi) |
| • Land | 459.97 km2 (177.60 sq mi) |
| • Water | 19.21 km2 (7.42 sq mi) 4% |
| • Rank | #209 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,138.32 m (3,734.65 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 9,793 |
| • Rank | #117 in Norway |
| • Density | 20.4/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +6.2% |
| Demonym | Vågaværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1865 |
| Website | Official website |
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.
The 479-square-kilometre (185 sq mi) municipality is the 209th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Vågan is the 117th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 9,793. The municipality's population density is 20.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (53/sq mi) and its population has increased by 6.2% over the previous 10-year period.