Alstahaug
Alstahaug is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandnessjøen. Some of the villages in Alstahaug include Søvika and Tjøtta.
Alstahaug Municipality
Alstahaug kommune | |
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Municipality | |
Village of Tjøtta in Alstahaug | |
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Nordland within Norway | |
Alstahaug within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 65°57′24″N 12°34′22″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Helgeland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| Administrative centre | Sandnessjøen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Peder Talseth (Sp) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 188.17 km2 (72.65 sq mi) |
| • Land | 187.20 km2 (72.28 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi) 0.5% |
| • Rank | #307 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 7,300 |
| • Rank | #136 in Norway |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −0.8% |
| Demonym | Alstahaugværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1820 |
| Website | Official website |
Most residents of Alstahaug live in the town of Sandnessjøen which is situated on the island of Alsta. The characteristic Seven Sisters mountain range is found on the eastern part of the island. Local legend has made this chain of peaks into seven sisters, two adjacent peaks representing twin sisters.
The island is connected to the mainland via the large Helgeland Bridge along Norwegian County Road 17. The Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka is located 10 km south of Sandnessjøen.
The 188-square-kilometre (73 sq mi) municipality is the 307th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Alstahaug is the 136th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,300. The municipality's population density is 39 inhabitants per square kilometre (100/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 0.8% over the previous 10-year period.