Sørland is a
Seaside resort
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,
fishing village and the
administrative centre
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In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Værøy Municipality
Værøy is an island municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sørland on the main island of Værøya. The other village in Værà ...
in
Nordland
Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...
county,
Norway
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. It is located on the southern side of the island of
Værøya
Værøya or Værøy is an island in Værøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island makes up about 89% of the land area of the whole municipality and it is home to 100% of the municipal residents.
Name
The Old Norse form of the name ...
. The village is the main population center of the island, and it is the location of
Værøy Church,
Værøy Heliport, and
Værøy Lighthouse. The village of
Nordland
Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...
lies about to the north and the now-abandoned village of
Mostad is located about to the southwest. There are no other villages on the island.
The village has a population (2018) of 640 which gives the village a
population density
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of .
Sørland has
ferry
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connections to the nearby village of
Røstlandet, the
town of Bodø, and the village of
Sørvågen.
Media gallery
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References
Værøy
Villages in Nordland
Populated places of Arctic Norway
Seaside resorts in Norway
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