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coat of arms map
Coat of arms of the municipality of Steigen
Steigen (Norway)
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Basic data
Commune number : 1848
Province  (county) : North country
Administrative headquarters: Leinesfjord
Coordinates : 67 ° 46 ′  N , 15 ° 1 ′  E Coordinates: 67 ° 46 ′  N , 15 ° 1 ′  E
Surface: 1,009.25 km²
Residents: 2,608  (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density : 3 inhabitants per km²
Language form : Bokmål
Website:
politics
Mayor : Aase Refsnes  ( SV ) (2019)
Location in the province of Nordland
Location of the municipality in the province of Nordland

Steigen is a municipality in the Norwegian province of Nordland . The center of the municipality is Leinesfjord .

Residents

Brennviksanden in Steigen, Lofoten in the background

The people live widely, in addition to Leinesfjord there is also Nordfold as a more densely populated area.

Most people are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. There are some fish farms in the municipality. The population is falling; In 1995 a little more than 3,000 people lived in the municipality, on February 27, 2020 there were still 2608.

Others

The North Women's University, established in 1991, is part of the municipality in Nordfold .

Web links

Commons : Rise  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning