Austvågøya is the northeasternmost and largest of the larger islands in the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway . It is located between the Vestfjorden and the Norwegian Sea . The island of Vestvågøya lies to the southwest and the large island of Hinnøya to the northeast. In 2017, the island had about 9,000 residents.
24-527: Most of the island is part of Vågan Municipality , while the northeastern part belongs to Hadsel Municipality . The main town on the island is Svolvær . Austvågøya is popular among mountain climbers . The famous Trollfjord is located in the eastern part of the island. Austvågøya is connected by the European route E10 highway to the neighboring island of Hinnøya to the east using the Raftsund Bridge and to
48-587: A subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc). The warmest temperature recorded is 29 °C (84 °F) in July 2014. The coldest temperature recorded is −14.4 °C (6.1 °F) in March 2019. Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen in Hadsel has recorded temperature since June 1972. Data for extremes available since 2004, there might be warmer or colder temperatures recorded before 2004. In Spring 2022, a company started mining of cryptocurrency at
72-499: Is 53/km (140/sq mi). This includes all continental and island land area, including Antarctica . However, if Antarctica is excluded, then population density rises to over 58 per square kilometre (150/sq mi). The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has developed a suite of (open and free) data and tools named the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) to improve the science for policy support to
96-450: 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 geographical term. Population density is population divided by total land area , sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after
120-499: Is around 8,000,000,000 and the Earth 's total area (including land and water) is 510,000,000 km (200,000,000 sq mi). Therefore, the worldwide human population density is approximately 8,000,000,000 ÷ 510,000,000 = 16/km (41/sq mi). However, if only the Earth's land area of 150,000,000 km (58,000,000 sq mi) is taken into account, then human population density
144-551: Is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Midtre Hålogaland District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal . The municipal council ( Kommunestyre ) of Hadsel is made up of 25 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show
168-423: Is one of the tallest mountains in the whole region. Sortland Municipality lies to the north, Bø Municipality lies to the west, Vågan Municipality lies to the south, and Lødingen Municipality lies to the east. Part of the municipality is called Innlandet ( lit. ' the inland ' ), and this area includes the villages of Kaldjorda , Hennes , Kvitnes , Kvantoelv , and Fiskfjord . Hadsel has
192-646: Is part of the Vesterålen prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland . The municipality is located upon four main islands in the Vesterålen archipelago : Hinnøya , Langøya , Hadseløya , and Austvågøya , plus the small islands of Børøya and Brottøya . The 1,135.8-metre (3,726 ft) tall mountain Higravtindan is the highest point in the municipality. It is located on the border with Vågan Municipality and it
216-457: Is the 130th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,236. The municipality's population density is 14.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (38/sq mi) and its population has increased by 1.5% over the previous 10-year period. Hadsel was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The northern district of Hadsel was separated in 1841 to form
240-631: The European Commission Directorate Generals and Services and as support to the United Nations system. Several of the most densely populated territories in the world are city-states , microstates and urban dependencies . In fact, 95% of the world's population is concentrated on just 10% of the world's land. These territories have a relatively small area and a high urbanization level, with an economically specialized city population drawing also on rural resources outside
264-988: The area, illustrating the difference between high population density and overpopulation . Deserts have very limited potential for growing crops as there is not enough rain to support them. Thus, their population density is generally low. However, some cities in the Middle East, such as Dubai , have been increasing in population and infrastructure growth at a fast pace. Cities with high population densities are, by some, considered to be overpopulated, though this will depend on factors like quality of housing and infrastructure and access to resources. Very densely populated cities are mostly in Asia (particularly Southeast Asia ); Africa's Lagos , Kinshasa , and Cairo ; South America's Bogotá , Lima , and São Paulo ; and Mexico City and Saint Petersburg also fall into this category. City population and especially area are, however, heavily dependent on
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#1732851272390288-684: The arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is four rings (two over two). The charge has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The blue color in the field symbolizes the importance of sea for this island municipality. The four rings represent the four main islands of that make up Hadsel: Hadseløya , Austvågøya , Hinnøya , and Langøya . The arms were designed by Øystein Bottolfsen. The Church of Norway has three parishes ( sokn ) within Hadsel Municipality. It
312-537: The company's facility in Stokmarknes ; however, that activity had ended by Q3 2024. The facility [was using] around 40% of the power consumed in the whole municipality, heavily impacting the local electric grid . Hadsel Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, welfare and other social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality
336-404: The current and historical composition of the council by political party . The mayor ( Norwegian : ordfører ) of Hadsel is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position (incomplete list): Population density Population density (in agriculture : standing stock or plant density )
360-547: The definition of "urban area" used: densities are almost invariably higher for the center only than when suburban settlements and intervening rural areas are included, as in the agglomeration or metropolitan area (the latter sometimes including neighboring cities). In comparison, based on a world population of 8 billion, the world's inhabitants, if conceptualized as a loose crowd occupying just under 1 m (10 sq ft) per person (cf. Jacobs Method ), would occupy an area of 8,000 square kilometres (3,100 sq mi)
384-488: The east, and Hadseløya to the north. Austvågøya is largely a mountain massif , with lowland almost exclusively at the coastal beaches, the brim of lowland around the coast. The highest mountain on the island (and in all of Lofoten) is the 1,146-metre (3,760 ft) tall Higravstinden , located on the eastern part of the island. Svartsundtindan (1,050 metres or 3,440 feet), Trolltindan (1,045 metres or 3,428 feet), and Olsanestind (1,000 metres or 3,300 feet) are also in
408-459: The eastern part, while the famous Vågakallen (942 metres or 3,091 feet) looms over the village of Henningsvær in the southwestern part. The island is named Austvågøya which comes from the Old Norse form of the name: Vágøy . The prefix aust (which means "east") was added more recently to differentiate it with the neighboring island of Vestvågøya . The old name of the island comes from
432-469: The island of Gimsøya to the west using the Gimsøystraumen Bridge . The 526.7-square-kilometre (203.4 sq mi) island is 40 kilometres (25 mi) long in the east to west direction and 30 kilometres (19 mi) wide from the north to south. The islands surrounding Austvågøya include Gimsøya and Vestvågøya to the west, Skrova , Litlmolla , and Stormolla to the south, Hinnøya to
456-537: The local farm area where the historic Vågan Church is located. The first element of the name comes from the Old Norse word vágr which means "inlet" or "bay". The last element is øy which means "island". Hadsel Municipality Hadsel ( Northern Sami : Válafierda ) is a municipality in Nordland county , Norway . It is part of the traditional district of Vesterålen . The administrative centre of
480-401: The municipality is the town of Stokmarknes . Some of the main villages in Hadsel include Fiskebøl , Jarstad , Grønning , Grytting , Hanøyvika , Hennes , Kaldjorda , Melbu , Sanden , and Sandnes . The municipality is the southernmost municipality in the Vesterålen region. It is spread over several main islands: Hadseløya , Børøya , Hinnøya , Langøya , and Austvågøya . About 70% of
504-518: The new Sortland Municipality . During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1963, the Indre Eidsfjord district of Hadsel (population: 1,360) was transferred to Sortland Municipality. The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after the old Hadsel farm ( Old Norse : Hǫfðasegl ) since the first Hadsel Church
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#1732851272390528-535: The population live on Hadseløya island. Hadseløya island is connected to Langøya by the Hadsel Bridge and Børøy Bridge . Also, the Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen , is located nearby. It is the busiest small aircraft airport in Norway, serving 100,000 passengers annually (1997). The 567-square-kilometre (219 sq mi) municipality is the 191st largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Hadsel
552-443: The scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometer" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, areas of water or glaciers. Commonly this is calculated for a county , city , country , another territory or the entire world . The world's population
576-420: Was built there. The first element is the genitive case of hǫfði which means "high and steep cliff " or "head". The last element is segl which means " sail ". (A cliff near the farm has been compared in form to a sail.) The coat of arms was granted on 11 March 1976. The official blazon is " Azure , four annulets Or , two and two" ( Norwegian : I blått fire gull ringer - 2,2 ). This means
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