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Nordland is a county 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 the south-east,and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is in the town of Bodø. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen has been administered from Nordland since 1995. In the southern part of the county is Vega,listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.
Hill-Marta Solberg is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. During her career,she was a parliamentary representative for Nordland county from 1993-2009. She was the Minister of Health and Social Affairs for three years and then was the County Governor of Nordland county for nearly ten years. She retired on 15 November 2018.
Majavatnet (Norwegian) or Maajehjaevrie (Southern Sami) is a lake in the municipality of Grane in Nordland county,Norway. The 16.6-square-kilometre (6.4 sq mi) lake lies just west of Børgefjell National Park in southern Grane. The village of Majavatn lies on the eastern shore of the lake. European route E6 and the Nordland Line both run along the eastern shore of the lake.
Saglivatnet is a lake on the border of Trøndelag and Nordland counties in Norway. The 2.16-square-kilometre (0.83 sq mi) lake lies on the border of the municipalities of Nærøysund and Bindal. The water flows out to the north into the river Saglielva which flows into the Sørfjorden,an arm off the main Bindalsfjorden.
Nodlandsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Eigersund in Rogaland county,Norway. It is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of the town of Egersund. The 3.95-square-kilometre (1.53 sq mi) lake is a major reservoir for the local energy company Dalane Energi,and has a capacity of 20,000,000 cubic metres (5.3×109 US gal),the second largest in the area after the lake Spjodevatnet with 24,000,000 cubic metres (6.3×109 US gal).
Storvatnet (Norwegian) or Ránujávri (Northern Sami) is a lake in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county,Norway. The 9.76-square-kilometre (3.77 sq mi) lake is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of the village of Ballangen.
Guolehis Suolojávri is a lake in the municipality of Kautokeino-Guovdageaidnu in Finnmark county,Norway. The 6.12-square-kilometre (2.36 sq mi) lake lies about 300 metres (980 ft) west of the lake Suolojávri and about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of the Norway-Finland border.
Central Norway is an informal region of Norway that is not clearly defined. The term Central Norway may in its most limited usage refer only to Trøndelag county,but may also be understood to include all or parts of the county of Møre og Romsdal,some parts of Nordland county as well as some municipalities in the northern part of Innlandet county.
The Nordland boat,is a type of fishing boat that has been used for centuries in northern counties of Nordland,Troms and Finnmark of Norway and derives its name from Nordland county where it has a long history. It has dominated the Lofoten and Vesterålen islands fishing industry for centuries and is closely related to the old Viking longships.
Norway is commonly divided into five major geographical regions. These regions are purely geographical,and have no administrative purpose. However,in 2017 the government decided to abolish the current counties of Norway and to replace them with fewer,larger administrative regions. The first of these new areas came into existence on 1 January 2018,when Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag merged to form Trøndelag.
Nord-Trøndelag was a county constituting the northern part of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. It bordered the old Sør-Trøndelag county as well as the county of Nordland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea,and to the east is Jämtland in Sweden. The county was established in 1804 when the old Trondhjems amt was divided into two:Nordre Trondhjems amt and Søndre Trondhjems amt. In 2016,the two county councils voted to merge (back) into a single county on 1 January 2018.
Else-May Norderhus is a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. She was elected to the Storting from Møre og Romsdal county in 2009. She was deputy representative 2005–2009. In 2009,she was Møre og Romsdal Labour Party's 1st candidate to the Storting,and was elected as a representative. She was re-elected in 2013 and 2017.
Nordland County Municipality is the regional governing administration of Nordland county in Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 16 upper secondary schools,with 9,500 pupils. It administers the county roads,public transport,dental care,culture,and cultural heritage. The administrative centre of the county is the town of Bodø.
Hermansverk is the administrative centre of Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county,Norway. The village serves as the seat of the County Governor of Vestland county.
The Straume Nature Reserve is located in the municipality of Bøin Nordland county,Norway.
Davis Idin Pareli Johansen was a Norwegian politician. He served as the acting County Governor of Nordland county from 1991 until 1993 while Åshild Hauan was serving in the Parliament of Norway.
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- ↑ "Fylkesmannen i Nordland". Fylkesmannen.no. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
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