or is a village in

Saltdal Municipality Saltdal () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of ...

Nordland Nordland (; , , , ) is one of the three northernmost Counties of Norway, counties in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to t ...

county,

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. The village is located along the Saltdalselva river about south of the municipal centre of Rognan.

European route E06 European route E6 (, , or simply E6) is the main north–south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden. It is long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the countr ...

and the

Nordland Line The Nordland Line (, ) is a railway line between Trondheim and Bodø, Norway. It is the longest in Norway and lacks electrification. The route runs through Trøndelag and Nordland counties, carrying a combination of commuter, long-haul passenge ...

both pass through the village.

Røkland Station or is a village in Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the Saltdalselva river about south of the municipal centre of Rognan. European route E06 and the Nordland Line both pass through the village. R ...

is a train station along the Nordland Line.

Øvre Saltdal Church Øvre Saltdal Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Saltdal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Røkland. It is one of two churches for the Saltdal parish which is part of the Salten prosti ...

is located in Røkland. The village had a population (2012) of 446 and a

population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...

of . Since 2012, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by

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Saltdal Villages in Nordland Populated places of Arctic Norway {{nordland-geo-stub