Evenes
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, and the village of Evenes.
Evenes Municipality
Evenes kommune Evenášši suohkan | |
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Municipality | |
View of Bogen in Evenes | |
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Nordland within Norway | |
Evenes within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 68°32′11″N 16°55′55″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 | 252.80 km2 (97.61 sq mi) |
| • Land | 241.48 km2 (93.24 sq mi) |
| • Water | 11.31 km2 (4.37 sq mi) 4.5% |
| • Rank | #285 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 1,310 |
| • Rank | #310 in Norway |
| • Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −4.8% |
| 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 |
The 253-square-kilometre (98 sq mi) municipality is the 285th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Evenes is the 310th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,310. The municipality's population density is 5.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (14/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 4.8% over the previous 10-year period.
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