Hattfjelldal
Hattfjelldal (Norwegian) or Aarborte (Southern Sami) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hattfjelldal. Other villages include Grubben, Svenskvollen, and Varntresk. Hattfjelldal Airfield is located in the village of Hattfjelldal.
Hattfjelldal Municipality
Hattfjelldal kommune Aarborten tjїelte | |
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Municipality | |
| Hatfjelddalen herred (historic name) | |
View of Hattfjell ("hat mountain") | |
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Nordland within Norway | |
Hattfjelldal within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 65°32′51″N 14°08′04″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Helgeland |
| Established | 1862 |
| • Preceded by | Vefsn Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Hattfjelldal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Sølvi Andersen (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,684.32 km2 (1,036.42 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,411.16 km2 (930.95 sq mi) |
| • Water | 273.19 km2 (105.48 sq mi) 10.2% |
| • Rank | #20 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 1,278 |
| • Rank | #313 in Norway |
| • Density | 0.5/km2 (1/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −13.1% |
| Demonym | Hattfjelldaling |
| Official languages | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| • Sámi form | Southern Sami |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1826 |
| Website | Official website |
The 2,684-square-kilometre (1,036 sq mi) municipality is the 20th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Hattfjelldal is the 313th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,278. The municipality's population density is 0.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.3/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 13.1% over the previous 10-year period.
Hattfjelldal is one of the last strongholds for the severely endangered Southern Sami language. It was also one of the municipalities in Norway involved in the Terra Securities scandal.