Sømna
Municipality in Nordland, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sømna is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative center of Sømna is the village of Vik i Helgeland. Other villages in the municipality include Dalbotn, Sund, Vennesund, and Berg.
Sømna Municipality
Sømna kommune | |
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Vik herred (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 65°19′25″N 12°10′38″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Nordland |
District | Helgeland |
Established | 1 Jan 1901 |
• Preceded by | Brønnøy Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Succeeded by | Brønnøy Municipality |
Re-established | 1 Jan 1977 |
• Preceded by | Brønnøy Municipality |
Administrative centre | Vik i Helgeland |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023) | Gunder Strømberg (LL) |
Area | |
• Total | 195.19 km2 (75.36 sq mi) |
• Land | 191.62 km2 (73.98 sq mi) |
• Water | 3.57 km2 (1.38 sq mi) 1.8% |
• Rank | #301 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 1,970 |
• Rank | #281 in Norway |
• Density | 10.3/km2 (27/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | −3.1% |
Demonym | Sømnværing[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1812[3] |
Website | Official website |
The oldest boat remains ever found in Norway (Haugvikbåten - 2,500 years old) was discovered in a bog in Sømna.
Sømna has some of the best agriculture in the region. Dairy and beef cows as well as grains are produced in Sømna. There is also a dairy in Berg that produces milk and cheese.[4]
The 195-square-kilometre (75 sq mi) municipality is the 301st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sømna is the 281st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,970. The municipality's population density is 10.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (27/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 3.1% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]