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Sandnessjøen

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Sandnessjøen
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Sandnessjøen

Total population

6,110

Coordinates66.02°, 12.63°

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

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Overview

Sandnessjøen is a town and the administrative centre of Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Sandnessjøen was granted special trading privileges in the late 1600s, but it did not receive town status until 1999. Sandnessjøen is located on the west coast of the island of Alsta, just west of the De syv søstre mountain range.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
66.0215
Longitude
12.6317
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image