Nesna (village)

Nesna
Village
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Nesna is located in Nordland
Nesna
Nesna
Nesna is located in Norway
Nesna
Nesna
Coordinates: 66°11′54″N 13°01′06″E / 66.1982°N 13.0184°E / 66.1982; 13.0184
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictHelgeland
MunicipalityNesna Municipality
Area
 • Total1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Elevation10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total1,346
 • Density1,246/km2 (3,230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8700 Nesna

Nesna[3] is the administrative centre of Nesna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on a peninsula on the mainland of Norway, along the Nesnakroken strait, just north of the Ranfjorden and south of the Sjona fjord. The Norwegian County Road 17 crosses the Ranfjorden on a ferry which docks in the village before heading north along the coastline. Nesna has regular ferry connections to the nearby islands of Handnesøya, Hugla, and Tomma.[4]

The 1.08-square-kilometre (270-acre) village has a population (2023) of 1,346 and a population density of 1,246 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,230/sq mi).[1]

Nesna Church is located in the village, and the village is also host to a campus of Nord University.[4]

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (2023-12-23). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Nesna (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
  3. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  4. ^ a b Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-03-25). "Nesna – tettsted". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-02-03.