Vefsn
| Vefsn kommune | |||
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 Vefsn within Nordland |
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| Coordinates: 65°47′57″N 13°15′2″E / 65.79917°N 13.25056°ECoordinates: 65°47′57″N 13°15′2″E / 65.79917°N 13.25056°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Nordland | ||
| District | Helgeland | ||
| Administrative centre | Mosjøen | ||
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| • Mayor (2003) | Jann-Arne Løvdahl (Ap) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,928.72 km2 (744.68 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 1,839.96 km2 (710.41 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 88.76 km2 (34.27 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 33 in Norway | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 13,307 | ||
| • Rank | 77 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -1.4 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Vefsning | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1824 | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Website | www |
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Vefsn (Southern Sami: Vaapste) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Mosjøen (population: 9,631). Other villages include Drevvassbygda, Elsfjord, and Husvik.
The municipality of Vefsn was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). In 1862, the eastern district (population: 921) was separated from Vefsn to become the new municipality of Hattfjelldal. This left Vefsn with 5,051 residents. In 1876, the town of Mosjøen (population: 379) was separated from Vefsn to become a separate municipality.
In 1927, the northern district was separated from Vefsn to become the new municipality of Drevja and the southern district was separated to become the new municipality of Grane. After the separations, Vefsn had 3,119 residents remaining. In 1939, a small area of Vefsn (population: 45) was transferred to Mosjøen.
On 1 January 1962, the town of Mosjøen and the municipalities of Drevja, Elsfjord, and Vefsn were merged to form a new, larger municipality of Vefsn. On 1 January 1995, the mainland areas of Alstahaug (population: 70) were transferred to Vefsn.
The municipality is named after the river Vefsna which flows through the municipality into the Vefsnfjorden. The meaning of the river name is unknown. Historically, the spelling has varied from Vefsen to Væffsn.
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