Steigen

Steigen Municipality
Steigen kommune
View of the village of Nordskot
View of the village of Nordskot
Nordland within Norway
Nordland within Norway
Steigen within Nordland
Steigen within Nordland
Coordinates: 67°47′54″N 15°10′19″E / 67.79833°N 15.17194°E / 67.79833; 15.17194
CountryNorway
CountyNordland
DistrictSalten
Established1 Jan 1838
Administrative centreLeinesfjord
Government
 • Mayor (2019)Aase Refsnes (SV)
Area
 • Total1,009.26 km2 (389.68 sq mi)
 • Land963.58 km2 (372.04 sq mi)
 • Water45.68 km2 (17.64 sq mi)  4.5%
 • Rank#114 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total2,665
 • Rank#244 in Norway
 • Density2.8/km2 (7/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +4.4%
DemonymSteigværing[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1848[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Steigen ('stejgen) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Leinesfjord. Other villages include Bogen, Leines, Nordfold, Nordskot, and Sørskot. Engeløy Airport, Grådussan is located in the northern part of the municipality. Måløy–Skarholmen Lighthouse is located in the Vestfjorden in the western part of the municipality. The only road access to the municipality is via the Steigen Tunnel.

The 1,009-square-kilometre (390 sq mi) municipality is the 114th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Steigen is the 246th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,665. The municipality's population density is 2.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.3/sq mi) and its population has increased by 4.4% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).

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