Hadsel
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| County | Nordland | |
| District | Vesterålen | |
| Municipality | NO-1866 | |
| Administrative centre | Stokmarknes | |
| Mayor (2003) | Reidar Johnsen (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 188 566 km² 551 km² 0.17 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 126 8,039 0.18 % -7.8 % 15/km² |
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| www.hadsel.kommune.no |
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Hadsel is a municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway. It is the southernmost municipality in the Vesterålen region.
The municipality is spread over four islands, Hadseløya, Hinnøya, Langøya (lit. The Long Island) and Austvågøy. About 70% of the population live on Hadseløya island. Hadseløya island is connected to Langøya with a bridge. (See Hadsel Bridge.) There's also a small airport, Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen, which is the busiest small aircraft airport in Norway, serving 100,000 passengers annually (1997).
The administrative centre of Hadsel is Stokmarknes, one of two towns on Hadseløya island, the other being Melbu.
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