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Harstad

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Total population

21,602

Coordinates68.80°, 16.54°

Demographic figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Harstad may refer to:

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
68.7999
Longitude
16.5440
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
45,366
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    796
  • Herring Gull
    Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763 · Aves
    654
  • Mew Gull
    Larus canus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    633
  • European Greenfinch
    Chloris chloris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    616
  • Red-breasted Merganser
    Mergus serrator Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    592
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher
    Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    575
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    546
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    528

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
2.6
Largest event
2004-03-14

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

T
Trygve Bornø
Norwegian footballer (1942–2024)
C
Christin Kristoffersen
Norwegian politician
Hans Egede
Hans Egede
missionary to Greenland, Lutheran pastor (1686-1758)
Elisabeth Aspaker
Elisabeth Aspaker
Norwegian politician
Per-Willy Amundsen
Per-Willy Amundsen
Norwegian politician
Jon Lech Johansen
Jon Lech Johansen
Norwegian programmer, one of the three DeCSS developers
O
Odd Børre
Norwegian pop singer (1939–2023)
Iren Reppen
Iren Reppen
Norwegian actor and director
Hanna Kvanmo
Hanna Kvanmo
Norwegian politician (1926-2005)
Kristin Clemet
Kristin Clemet
Norwegian politician
Olav Råstad
Olav Råstad
Norwegian footballer
Ketil Stokkan
Ketil Stokkan
Norwegian singer
Tore Elias Hoel
Tore Elias Hoel
Norwegian writer
Tom Høgli
Tom Høgli
Norwegian-Saami association football player
K
Knut Andersen
Norwegian film director, screenwriter, film editor and actor (1931-2019)
Thomas Kjelbotn
Thomas Kjelbotn
Norwegian nordic combined skier

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Troms

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
1.99
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
726

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
104
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Harstad

Jernbaneforbindelser fra Narvik gjennom Troms med arm til Harstad og Tromsø
Troms, Norway. Jernbane- og stamvegkomité. · 1975
50 anbefalte turer i Nord-Norge
Per Lars Tonstad · 2010

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

alpine azalea
alpine azalea
Kalmia procumbens
Seen 2026-09-15
Caribou
Caribou
Rangifer tarandus
Seen 2026-09-15
black crowberry
black crowberry
Empetrum nigrum
Seen 2026-09-15
spinulose wood fern
spinulose wood fern
Dryopteris carthusiana
Seen 2026-09-15
Swedish Cornel
Swedish Cornel
Cornus suecica
Seen 2026-09-15
common bilberry
common bilberry
Vaccinium myrtillus
Seen 2026-09-15
birch rust
birch rust
Melampsoridium betulinum
Seen 2026-09-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image