Hattfjelldal Municipality

municipality in Nordland, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Nordland
District: Helgeland
Preceded by: Vefsn Municipality
Administrative centre: Hattfjelldal
Mayor 2023: Sølvi Andersen ( Ap )
Total: 2,684.35 km (1,036.43 sq mi)
Land: 2,411.16 km (930.95 sq mi)
Water: 273.19 km (105.48 sq mi) 10.2%
Rank: # 20 in Norway
Highest elevation: 1,699.92 m (5,577.2 ft)
Density: 0.5/km (1.3/sq mi)
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Hattfjelldal (Norwegian) or Aarborte (Southern Sami) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hattfjelldal. Other villages include Grubben, Svenskvollen, and Varntresk. Hattfjelldal Airfield is located in the village of Hattfjelldal.

The 2,684-square-kilometre (1,036 sq mi) municipality is the 20th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Hattfjelldal Municipality is the 315th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,284. The municipality's population density is 0.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.3/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 14.4% over the previous 10-year period.