Nordland
Nordland is a county in Norway, bordering Troms and Nord-TrÃÂøndelag. In 2002 there were 237,503 inhabitants, which is 5.2% of the total population in Norway. Its area is 38,463 km². The county administration is in BodÃÂø.Nordland extends about 500 km from Nord-TrÃÂøndelang to Troms. It has a rugged coastline. It includes most of the Lofoten islands as well as the VesterÃÂÃÂ¥len islands.
An important activity is fishing. Nordland is well known for the fishing of codfish. But farming is also going on in the district, including stock raising of cattle and goats. Some mining and hydroelectric power are also done. The port of Narvik has a direct rail connection to the rich Kiruna-GÃÂällivare iron-ore fields in Sweden. The chief pyrite deposits are near Mo and Sulitjelma, while iron ore is mined in Dunderlands Valley.
Municipalities
- Alstahaug
- AndÃÂøy
- Ballangen
- Beiarn
- Bindal
- BodÃÂø
- BrÃÂønnÃÂøy
- BÃÂø
- DÃÂønna
- Evenes
- Fauske
- Flakstad
- GildeskÃÂÃÂ¥l
- Grane
- Hadsel
- HamarÃÂøy
- Hattfjelldal
- Hemnes
- HerÃÂøy
- Leirfjord
- LurÃÂøy
- LÃÂødingen
- MelÃÂøy
- Moskenes
- Narvik
- Nesna
- Rana
- RÃÂødÃÂøy
- RÃÂøst
- Saltdal
- Skjerstad
- Sortland
- Steigen
- SÃÂømna
- SÃÂørfold
- Tjeldsund
- TrÃÂæna
- Tysfjord
- Vefsn
- Vega
- VestvÃÂÃÂ¥gÃÂøy
- Vevelstad
- VÃÂÃÂ¥gan
- VÃÂærÃÂøy
- ÃÂÃÂksnes
Nordland is also the name of a Waffen-SS unit, SS Division Nordland and a nazi magazine in Sweden.