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23-461: The 479-square-kilometre (185 sq mi) municipality is the 209th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Vågan is the 117th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 9,793. The municipality's population density is 20.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (53/sq mi) and its population has increased by 6.2% over the previous 10-year period. Vågan was established as

46-569: 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

69-538: 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

92-406: 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. Higravtindan Higravtindan is the tallest mountain on the island of Austvågøya in

115-403: A municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1856, the northwestern part of Vågan Municipality (population: 987) was separated to form the new Gimsøy Municipality . On 1 July 1918, the town of Svolvær (population: 2,429) was separated to form its own municipality. This left Vågan with 3,399 residents. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to

138-417: A temperate climate (marine west coast) in the 1991-2020 period. Vågan 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

161-562: Is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Salten og Lofoten District Court and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal . The municipal council ( Kommunestyre ) of Vågan is made up of 29 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 Vågan

184-566: 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)

207-463: Is made out of metal, then silver is used. The blue color in the field and the code were chosen because fishing is the main source of income for the municipality. The arms were designed by Hallvard Traetteberg , basing them off the old arms for the town of Svolvær which was merged into Vågan in 1964. The Church of Norway has five parishes ( sokn ) within Vågan Municipality. It is part of

230-588: 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

253-518: 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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276-418: Is the plural form of vágr which means " bay " or " inlet ". The island of Austvågøya ( Old Norse : Vágøy ) was named after this important site too (which later led the neighboring island to be named Vestvågøya ). On 21 December 1917, a royal resolution enacted the 1917 Norwegian language reforms . Prior to this change, the name was spelled Vaagan with the digraph " aa ", and after this reform,

299-458: 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: Kabelvåg is the oldest fishing village in Lofoten, where King Øystein built the first fishing shacks in the early 12th century. The Lofoten Cathedral , built in 1898, seats 1,200 people, and used to be filled to the last seat during the Lofoten fishing in

322-548: The Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway . It is located on the border of Hadsel Municipality and Vågan Municipality . The village of Laupstad and the European route E10 highway are located about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the mountain and the village of Liland is located about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of the mountain. There is a glacier located on

345-451: The Lofoten prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland . The main population centres are the town of Svolvær and the villages of Kabelvåg and Henningsvær , located on the largest island, Austvågøya (although Svolvær and Henningsvær are partly located on smaller islands adjacent to the main island). All three have a picturesque situation under the rugged Lofoten mountains, facing

368-547: 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)

391-419: The main part of town to the island of Svinøya. Svolvær Airport, Helle is located just east of the town of Svolvær. 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

414-417: The name was spelled Vågan , using the letter å instead. The coat of arms was granted on 30 March 1973. The official blazon is " Azure , a cod embowed argent " ( Norwegian : På blå bunn en vertikalstillet fremadbøyd sølv torsk ). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a cod . The cod has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it

437-655: The neighboring Vestvågøy Municipality to Vågan Municipality ( Gimsøya island) by the Sundklakkstraumen Bridge . Gimsøya island then connects to Austvågøya island by the Gimsøystraumen Bridge . The islands of Henningsvær are connected to Austvågøya by the Henningsvær Bridges . The rest of the small islands are only accessible by boats and ferries. In the town of Svolvær, the Svinøy Bridge connects

460-662: The rough body of water called Vestfjorden . Vågan municipality includes over half of Austvågøya island, all of the islands of Gimsøya , Skrova , Stormolla , Litlmolla , numerous other tiny islets, plus the southwestern tip of the island of Hinnøya . The Moholmen Lighthouse and Skrova Lighthouse are both located in the Vestfjorden. The highest point in the municipality is the 1,138.32-metre (3,734.6 ft) tall mountain Higravtindan . Other mountains include Svolværgeita , Fløya , Trakta , and Vågakallen . Skrova near Svolvær has

483-545: 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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506-485: The winter. Henningsvær has a picturesque situation on several islands, and is today more important for fishing. Svolvær is the municipal centre, and has an impressive number of artists' studios and galleries. In addition to the cod fisheries, salmon fish farming and tourism are economically important in Vågan. The islands that make up Vågan are connected by several different bridges. The European route E10 highway connects

529-458: The work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1964, Gimsøy Municipality (population: 1,551), the town of Svolvær (population: 3,952), and Vågan Municipality (population: 4,820) were merged to form the new, larger Vågan Municipality. The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after the old Vågan farm ( Old Norse : Vágar ) since the first Vågan Church was built there. The name

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