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22-467: The 527-square-kilometre (203 sq mi) municipality is by area the 201st largest out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Lødingen is the 279th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,060. The municipality's population density is 3.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (10/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 8.4% over the previous 10-year period. The municipality of Lødingen

44-569: 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

66-538: A high urbanization level, with an economically specialized city population drawing also on rural resources outside 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

88-487: A little less than the land area of Puerto Rico , 8,868 square kilometres (3,424 sq mi). Although the arithmetic density is the most common way of measuring population density, several other methods have been developed to provide alternative measures of population density over a specific area. Vestfjorden Vestfjorden ( lit.   ' the western fjord ' ; sometimes shortened to Vestfjord in English)

110-538: Is Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes , about 73 kilometres (45 mi) away by road. Lødingen is an important ferry harbor, the car ferry to/from Bognes in Tysfjord leaves 12 times per day and takes 60 minutes. The Rotvær Lighthouse is located in Lødingen. The municipality encompasses the southern part of the island of Hinnøya . The terrain is mountainous, with several small islands and fjords. The administrative centre of

132-595: 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 Lødingen is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party . The mayor ( Norwegian : ordfører ) of Lødingen

154-566: Is a 155-kilometre (96 mi) long fjord or oceanic sea in Nordland county, Norway . The name literally means "the west fjord", although it is called a fjord , it could best be described as a firth or an open bight of sea. The "fjord" lies between the Lofoten archipelago and the Salten district of mainland Norway . The term fjord (from the old Norse fjördr meaning firth or inlet )

176-573: Is also located between five fjords : Vestfjorden , Ofotfjorden , Tysfjorden , Tjeldsundet , and Gullesfjorden . The symbol is also an ancient symbol for good fortune . The arms were designed by Øysten H. Skaugvolldal. The Church of Norway has one parish ( sokn ) within Lødingen Municipality. It is part of the Ofoten prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland . The nearest airport

198-566: Is calculated for a county , city , country , another territory or the entire world . The world's population 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)

220-588: 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 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

242-518: Is taken into account, then human population density 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

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264-445: 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: Population density Population density (in agriculture : 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 geographical term. Population density

286-506: Is used in a more general way for bodies of water in the western Scandinavian languages than the more narrow usage commonly used in English. The Vestfjorden flows from the area near the town of Narvik to the west and southwest. The mouth of the Vestfjorden is about 80 kilometres (50 mi) wide, roughly running from the mainland town of Bodø to the islands of Røstlandet and Værøya to

308-462: The parish ) is named after the old Lødingen farm ( Old Norse : Lǫðueng ) since the first Lødingen Church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of laða which means " grain barn " or " hay barn". The last element is eng which means " meadow ". The coat of arms was granted on 11 May 1984. The official blazon is " Gules , a five-looped knot Or " ( Norwegian : I rødt en femsløyfet gull valknute ). This means

330-556: The 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1962, the southern mainland part of Lødingen surrounding the Efjorden and the island of Barøya (population: 433) were transferred to Ballangen Municipality . Then on 1 January 1964, the eastern part of Lødingen on the island of Tjeldøya (population: 297) was transferred to Tjeldsund Municipality. The municipality (originally

352-448: The 1961-1990 period. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Dfc". Lødingen 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 is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor

374-503: The arms have a red field (background) and the charge is a five-looped knot that is made out of woollen thread and folded to look like a flower with five leaves. The woolen knot 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 design was chosen to symbolize that the municipality is at the junction of road, shipping, and ferry routes to five areas: Lofoten , Ofoten , Salten , Vesterålen , and Southern Troms . It

396-547: 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)

418-639: The municipality is the village of Lødingen , located at the inner part of the Vestfjorden at the southern entrance of the Tjeldsundet strait. The highest point in the municipality is the 1,263.66-metre (4,145.9 ft) tall mountain Møysalen . Møysalen is located on the northern border with Sortland Municipality and it is within Møysalen National Park . Lødingen has continental subarctic climate in

440-419: The northwest of Bodø. The Vestfjorden is famous for its cod fishery, which was exploited back to the early medieval period. More recently, the winter invasion of Orcas in the inner parts of Vestfjord has become a tourist attraction. Strong winds with heavy seas are not uncommon in winter. This Nordland location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about

462-545: The science for policy support to 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

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484-517: Was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1869, the southern district of Lødingen surrounding the Tysfjorden on the mainland (population: 1,402) was separated to form the new Tysfjord Municipality . This left 2,064 residents in Lødingen. Then on 1 January 1909, the northeastern district of Lødingen (population: 1,404) was separated to form the new Tjeldsund Municipality . This left 3,034 residents in Lødingen. During

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