Fauske Municipality
Fauske kommune Fuosko suohkan | |
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 View of Fauske sentrum | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Nordland within Norway | |
 Fauske within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 67°13′14″N 15°48′31″E / 67.22056°N 15.80861°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 | 1,196.98 km2 (462.16 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,107.88 km2 (427.75 sq mi) |
| • Water | 90.10 km2 (34.79 sq mi) 7.5% |
| • Rank | #90 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,907.16 m (6,257.09 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 9,827 |
| • Rank | #116 in Norway |
| • Density | 8.2/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  +2.8% |
| Demonyms | Fauskeværing Fauskværing[2] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1841[4] |
| Website | Official website |
(Norwegian) or Fuossko (Lule Sami)[5] 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, Sjønstå, Valnesfjord, Finneid, and Sulitjelma.
The municipality borders Sweden in the east, Sørfold Municipality to the north, Bodø Municipality to the west, and Saltdal Municipality 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 357 municipalities in Norway. Fauske is the 116th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 9,827. The municipality's population density is 8.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (21/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2.8% over the previous 10-year period.[6][7]
- ^ "Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ "Stadnamn og rettskriving" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).