Stokmarknes

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Stokmarknes

Total population

3,660

Elevation18 m

Land area2.52 km²

Coordinates68.57°, 14.91°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

 (Norwegian) or Njárga (Northern Sami) is a town and the administrative centre of Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the northern coast of the island of Hadseløya and on the small, neighboring island of Børøya. The 2.57-square-kilometre (640-acre) town has a population (2023) of 3,496 and a population density of 1,360 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,500/sq mi). In 2000, Stokmarknes received "town status".

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

Børge Lund

Norwegian comics artist

Johan Remen Evensen

Norwegian ski jumper

Sverre Petterssen

Norwegian meteorologist (1898-1974)

D

Dag Jostein Fjærvoll

Norwegian politician (1947–2021)

Carl Fredrik Engelstad

Norwegian writer (1915-1996)

H

Henry Valen

political scientist (1924-2007)

S

Svein Are Andreassen

Norwegian association football player

Asbjørn Herteig

Norwegian anthropologist and archaeologist (1919-2006)

Edvard Welle-Strand

Norwegian writer

E

Eiler Hagerup Krog Prytz, Sr.

Norwegian politician (1812–1900)

S

Søren Hjalmar Normann Berner

featured in the Norwegian Who's Who 1912

I

Ingvald Haugen

Norwegian trade unionist (1894-1958)

J

Jahn Brochmann Halvorsen

Norwegian diplomat (1916-1976)

Ivar Kristiansen

Norwegian politician

O

Oddrunn Pettersen

Norwegian politician

Øyvinn Øi

Norwegian military officer

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

Nearby places in Nordland

• Alsvåg
  24.9 mi away · pop. 303
• Strengelvåg
  27.9 mi away
• Myklebostad
  54.7 mi away · pop. 237
• Sørvågen
  67.5 mi away · pop. 395
• Meløysjøen
  126.8 mi away
• Gladstad
  214.8 mi away · pop. 307
• Majavatn - Maajehjaevrie
  238.5 mi away
• Siikala
  615.9 mi away
• Sulkava
  618.2 mi away
• Kytäjä
  619.8 mi away
• Hyvinkää
  620.8 mi away · pop. 47,031
• Ridasjärvi
  621.5 mi away

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

greater plantain

Plantago major

Seen 2026-08-01

Willow Ptarmigan

Lagopus lagopus

Seen 2026-07-11

Leopard Slug

Limax maximus

Seen 2026-06-26

Perennial Cornflower

Centaurea montana

Seen 2026-06-26

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Seen 2026-06-26

Large-leaved lupine

Lupinus polyphyllus

Seen 2026-06-26

Blue Mountain-heath

Phyllodoce caerulea

Seen 2026-06-06

Large Pine Weevil

Hylobius abietis

Seen 2026-06-04

Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

Seen 2026-05-24

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