Nesna
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| County | Nordland | |
| District | Helgeland | |
| Municipality | NO-1828 | |
| Administrative centre | Nesna | |
| Mayor (2003) | Anne-Lise Wold (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 342 202 km² 181 km² 0.06 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 346 1,822 0.04 % 2.2 % 10/km² |
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| www.nesna.kommune.no |
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Nesna is a municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway. Nesna is divided in to three islands (Tomma,Hugla and Handnesøya) and one peninsula that bears the name of the municipality. The Coastal Express arrives two times a day, the Northbound arrives 05:30 and the Southbound 11:15. Nesna peninsula is also home to Nordlands education center Nesna University College, and there is also an high school KVN High School.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Nesna (Norse Nesnar), since the first church was built there. The name is derived from the word nes n 'headland'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1989). It shows a conventionalized headland (Norwegian nes - see above under the information of the name).
[edit] External links
Official site of Nesna Municipality
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