Nesna (village)
Nesna 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.
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).
Nesna Church is located in the village, and the village is also host to a campus of Nord University.
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References
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2023-12-23). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Nesna (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-03-25). "Nesna – tettsted". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
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