Flakstad
Flakstad is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of the island group Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ramberg.
Flakstad Municipality
Flakstad kommune | |
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Municipality | |
View of a beach in Flakstad | |
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Nordland within Norway | |
Flakstad within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 68°04′45″N 13°16′28″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Lofoten |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Moskenes Municipality |
| Re-established | 1 Jan 1976 |
| • Preceded by | Moskenes Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Ramberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Einar Benjaminsen (LL) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 178.44 km2 (68.90 sq mi) |
| • Land | 169.13 km2 (65.30 sq mi) |
| • Water | 9.31 km2 (3.59 sq mi) 5.2% |
| • Rank | #311 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 1,220 |
| • Rank | #318 in Norway |
| • Density | 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −11.3% |
| Demonym | Flakstadfjerding |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1859 |
| Website | Official website |
Other villages include Fredvang, Napp, Nusfjord, and Vareid.
The municipality is located in the Lofoten Islands and comprises the entire island of Flakstadøya and the northern part of the island of Moskenesøya. The European route E10 highway runs across the whole municipality.
The 178-square-kilometre (69 sq mi) municipality is the 311th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Flakstad is the 318th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,220. The municipality's population density is 7.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (19/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 11.3% over the previous 10-year period.