Loppa
Loppa (Northern Sami: Láhppi and Kven: Lappea) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Øksfjord. Other villages in Loppa include Andsnes, Bergsfjord, Langfjordhamn, Loppa, Nuvsvåg, Øksfjordbotn, Sandland, and Sør-Tverrfjord.
Loppa Municipality
Loppa kommune | |
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| Loppen herred (historic name) | |
View of the village of Øksfjord | |
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Finnmark within Norway | |
Loppa within Finnmark | |
| Coordinates: 70°14′22″N 22°20′55″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Finnmark |
| District | Vest-Finnmark |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Øksfjord |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Cato Kristiansen (SV) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 688.87 km2 (265.97 sq mi) |
| • Land | 671.19 km2 (259.15 sq mi) |
| • Water | 18.08 km2 (6.98 sq mi) 2.6% |
| • Rank | #167 in Norway |
| Population (2024) | |
| • Total | 862 |
| • Rank | #343 in Norway |
| • Density | 1.3/km2 (3/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −19.4% |
| Demonym | Loppværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5614 |
| Website | Official website |
The 689-square-kilometre (266 sq mi) municipality is the 167th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Loppa is the 343rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 862. The municipality's population density is 1.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.4/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 19.4% over the previous 10-year period.
Most people live in the village of Øksfjord, but smaller communities are spread out along the shores and islands, notably Nuvsvåg, Sandland, Bergsfjord, Brynilen, and the island of Loppa. This island was previously the administrative centre of the municipality (hence the name). There is no airport, but Øksfjord is a port of call for the Hurtigruten boats.