Sømna
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| County | Nordland | |
| District | Helgeland | |
| Municipality | NO-1812 | |
| Administrative centre | Sømna | |
| Mayor (2003) | Edmund Dahle (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 331 194 km² 190 km² 0.06 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 336 2,077 0.05 % -0.6 % 11/km² |
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| www.somna.kommune.no |
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Sømna is a municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway, population 2077. The administrative center of Sømna is the community of Vik (population 361). Other communities are Dalbotn, Sund and Berg.
Sømna borders the municipality of Brønnøy to the north.
[edit] The name
The Norse form of the name was probably *Søfn. The meaning of the name is unknown.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1991). It shows three blades of clover.
[edit] External links
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