Evenes

Evenes Municipality
Evenes kommune
Evenášši suohkan
View of Bogen in Evenes
View of Bogen in Evenes
Nordland within Norway
Nordland within Norway
Evenes within Nordland
Evenes within Nordland
Coordinates: 68°32′11″N 16°55′55″E / 68.53639°N 16.93194°E / 68.53639; 16.93194
CountryNorway
CountyNordland
DistrictOfoten
Established1 January 1884
 • Preceded byOfoten Municipality
Administrative centreBogen i Ofoten
Government
 • Mayor (2019)Terje Bartholsen[1] (Ap)
Area
 • Total252.80 km2 (97.61 sq mi)
 • Land241.48 km2 (93.24 sq mi)
 • Water11.31 km2 (4.37 sq mi)  4.5%
 • Rank#285 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total1,310
 • Rank#310 in Norway
 • Density5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −4.8%
DemonymEvenesværing[2]
Official languages
 • Norwegian formBokmål
 • Sámi formNorthern Sami
(semi-official)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1853[4]
WebsiteOfficial website

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.

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.[5][6]

  1. ^ Paulsen, Ivar (8 October 2019). "Bartholsen er ny ordfører i Evenes". ht.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  3. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  4. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).