Vega Municipality
municipality in Nordland, Norway
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Summary
Vega Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 198 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #39 of 360).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nordland[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Andre Møller[5]
- Capital: Gladstad[6]
- Shares border with: Brønnøy Municipality[7], Vevelstad Municipality[8], Alstahaug Municipality[9]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[10]
- Commons category: Vega, Nordland[11]
- Has part(s): Vega[12], Igerøya[13], Ylvingen[14]
- Located in/on physical feature: Vega Archipelago[15], Norwegian Sea[16]
- Significant event: boundary change[17]
- Official website: http://www.vega.kommune.no/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vega Municipality[19]
- Population: 1244[20], 1200[21], 1182[22], 1175[23], 1219[24], 1208[25], 1207[26], 1202[27]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Vega[28]
- Number of households: 556[29], 517[30], 24[31], 9[32], 0[33], 6[34]
- Demonym: vegværing[35]
- Area: 163.33 km²[36], 164.785744056593 km²[37], 2921.382674621928 km²[38], 2756.596930565335 km²[39], 128.53742279456858 km²[40], 0 km²[41], 2.132493661674529 km²[42], 0.11593837687555188 km²[43], 11.531389173260056 km²[44], 11.433439491403234 km²[45], 10.69281184339543 km²[46], 0.21181984473660506 km²[47], 0.13042887067901338 km²[48], 164.79 km²[49]
- Has list: Grunnkretser i Vega kommune[50]
- Language used: Bokmål[51]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[52]
Why It Matters
Vega Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]