Fauske
ⓘ (Norwegian) or Fuossko (Lule Sami) is a municipality located in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Fauske. Some of the villages in Fauske include Nystad, Venset, Straumsnes, and Sulitjelma.
Fauske Municipality
Fauske kommune Fuosko suohkan | |
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Municipality | |
View of Fauske sentrum | |
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Nordland within Norway | |
Fauske within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 67°13′14″N 15°48′31″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Salten |
| Established | 1 Jan 1905 |
| • Preceded by | Skjerstad Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Fauske |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Marlen Rendall Berg (Sp) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,196.99 km2 (462.16 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,107.52 km2 (427.62 sq mi) |
| • Water | 89.44 km2 (34.53 sq mi) 7.5% |
| • Rank | #90 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 9,572 |
| • Rank | #118 in Norway |
| • Density | 8.6/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +0.6% |
| Demonyms | Fauskeværing Fauskværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1841 |
| Website | Official website |
The municipality borders Sweden in the east and the municipalities of Sørfold to the north, Bodø to the west, and Saltdal to the southeast. The town is located on the northern shore of Skjerstad Fjord.
The 1,197-square-kilometre (462 sq mi) municipality is the 90th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Fauske is the 118th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 9,572. The municipality's population density is 8.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (22/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.6% over the previous 10-year period.