Modalen
Modalen is a municipality in the Nordhordland district in the central part of Vestland county in Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mo. The other main village in the municipality is Øvre Helland. Most of the residents of Modalen live in the main Modalen valley which extends eastwards from the end of the Romarheimsfjorden.
Modalen Municipality
Modalen kommune | |
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View of Mo in Modalen | |
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Vestland within Norway | |
Modalen within Vestland | |
| Coordinates: 60°52′50″N 05°55′31″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Nordhordland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1910 |
| • Preceded by | Hosanger Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Modalen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Linda Neset (LL) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 412.01 km2 (159.08 sq mi) |
| • Land | 379.08 km2 (146.36 sq mi) |
| • Water | 32.90 km2 (12.70 sq mi) 8% |
| • Rank | #236 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 380 |
| • Rank | #355 in Norway |
| • Density | 1.0/km2 (3/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −0.8% |
| Demonym | Modøl |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4629 |
| Website | Official website |
The small population, combined with a large income from hydro-electric power production, has given the municipality the ability to give all its residents free wireless internet access in the municipality. They also were the first Norwegian municipality to buy a computer for all students in the municipality in 1993.
The 412-square-kilometre (159 sq mi) municipality is the 236th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Modalen is the 355th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 380 (making it the second smallest municipality in Norway after Utsira). The municipality's population density is 1 inhabitant per square kilometre (2.6/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 0.8% over the previous 10-year period.