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Encyclopedia > Bindal
Bindal kommune
County Nordland
District Helgeland
Municipality NO-1811
Administrative centre Terråk
Mayor (2003) Magne Paulsen (Ap)
Official language form Bokmål
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage		 Ranked 76
1,265 km²
1,193 km²
0.39 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density		 Ranked 347
1,804
0.04 %
-12.1 %
2/km²
Coordinates 65°5′N 12°35′E
www.bindal.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway Image File history File links Bindal_komm. ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke; until 1918 known as singular and plural- amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar). ... County NO-18 Region Nord-Norge Administrative centre Bodø County mayor   Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 2 38,456 km² 11. ... Norway may be divided into a number of traditional districts. ... Helgeland is a landscape in Northern Norway. ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ... The ISO 3166-2 codes for Norway describe 19 counties (fylke). ... The Norwegian Labour Party (Det norske Arbeiderparti, Arbeiderpartiet or DNA) is a left-wing political party in Norway. ... Norwegian is a Germanic language spoken in Norway. ... Norwegian is a Germanic language spoken in Norway. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which...

Coordinates: 65°5′N 12°35′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


Bindal is a municipality in the Helgeland district in the extreme southwest of the county of Nordland, Norway. Bindal borders on to four municipalities in Nord-Trøndelag, Høylandet and Nærøy in the south, Namsskogan in the southeast and Leka in the west. Otherwise the Bindal has borders with Sømnøy, Brønnøy and Grane. Helgeland is a landscape in Northern Norway. ... County NO-17 Region Trøndelag Administrative centre Steinkjer County mayor Inger Lise Gjørv Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 6 22,412 km² 6. ... County Nord-Trøndelag Landscape Namdalen Municipality NO-1743 Administrative centre Høylandet Mayor (2003) Lars Otto Okstad (Sp) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 144 755 km² 703 km² 0. ... County Nord-Trøndelag Landscape Namdalen Municipality NO-1751 Administrative centre Kolvereid Mayor (2005) Steinar Aspli (Sp) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 95 1,066 km² 1,011 km² 0. ... Namsskogan is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. ... Leka is also the name of the son, Leka Zogu, and grandson, Leka Anwar Zog Reza Baudouin Msiziwe, of Ahmet Zogu. ... County Nordland Landscape Sør-Helgeland Municipality NO-8901 Administrative centre Brønnøysund Mayor (2005) Kjell H. Trælnes (Sp) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 99 1,042 km² 996 km² 0. ... Grane is also a communes of the Drôme département in France. ...

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Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1990). It shows six rivets (to represent the boat building in the municipality). A rivetted buffer beam on a steam locomotive A rivet is a mechanical fastener consisting of a smooth cylindrical shaft with heads on either end, the second one formed in position. ...


Geography

From the coast, the municipality reaches into the mountains toward the Majavatn lake. The tallest mountain is the 1,058 m high Heilhornet. Majavatn is a village in Grane municipality in Nordland, Norway, located on the eastern shore of the lake Store Majavatnet. ...


Economics

The most important industries in Bindal are farming and forestry. The largest secondary industry is the door manufacturer Bindalsbruket with about 130 employees. Bindal has a traditional boat-building industry and Nordland boats are still manufactured.


Culture

Boat races for Nordland boats are arranged annually in the main population centre of Terråk in the last weekend of June. The 2005 race was the 27th one.


Education

Barak has five schools, three of them are classified as independent and therefore not administered by the municipality.

  • Terråk skole in Terråk is a 1st-10th grade school and the largest in Bindal with 100 students attending it.
  • Harangsfjord skole in Harangsfjord is a local 1st-7th grade school with only six students.
  • Kjella friskole, one of the independent schools, is located in Bindalseidet. It is a 1st-10th grade school and has 56 students.
  • Åbygda friskole, another independent school is located in Terråk. It is a 1st-7th grade school with 18 students.
  • Bindalseidet friskole is an independent school located in Bindalseidet. It is a 1st-10th grade school with 70 students.


Municipalities of Nordland Nordland coat of arms

Alstahaug | Andøy | Ballangen | Beiarn | Bindal | Bodø | Brønnøy | Bø | Dønna | Evenes | Fauske | Flakstad | Gildeskål | Grane | Hadsel | Hamarøy | Hattfjelldal | Hemnes | Herøy | Leirfjord | Lurøy | Lødingen | Meløy | Moskenes | Narvik | Nesna | Rana | Rødøy | Røst | Saltdal | Sortland | Steigen | Sømna | Sørfold | Tjeldsund | Træna | Tysfjord | Vefsn | Vega | Vestvågøy | Vevelstad | Vågan | Værøy | Øksnes Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ... County NO-18 Region Nord-Norge Administrative centre Bodø County mayor   Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 2 38,456 km² 11. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The municipality Alstahaug in the county of Norway, has 7,434 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... County Nordland Landscape VesterÃ¥len Municipality NO-1871 Administrative centre Andenes Mayor (2005) Jonni Helge Solsvik (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 169 656 km² 616 km² 0. ... County Nordland Landscape Ofoten Municipality NO-1854 Administrative centre Ballangen Mayor (2003) Per Kristian Arntzen (Sp) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 118 931 km² 847 km² 0. ... The municipality Beiarn in the county of Nordland, Norway, has 1,257 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... County Nordland Landscape Salten Municipality NO-1804 Administrative centre Bodø Mayor (2005) Odd-Tore Fygle (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 62 1,392 km² 1,308 km² 0. ... County Nordland Landscape Sør-Helgeland Municipality NO-8901 Administrative centre Brønnøysund Mayor (2005) Kjell H. Trælnes (Sp) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 99 1,042 km² 996 km² 0. ... County Nordland Landscape VesterÃ¥len Municipality NO-1867 Administrative centre Straume Mayor (2003) Viggo Johnsen (SP) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 304 247 km² 236 km² 0. ... County Nordland Landscape Helgeland Municipality NO-1827 Administrative centre Solfjellsjøen Mayor (2003) Steinar HorsgÃ¥rd (Sp) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 330 194 km² 188 km² 0. ... County Nordland Landscape Ofoten Municipality NO-0541 Administrative centre Bogen i Ofoten Mayor (2003) Jardar Jensen (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 300 252 km² 241 km² 0. ... Fauske is a municipality located in the county of Nordland, Norway, has 9,627 inhabitants as of January 1, 2004. ... Flakstad is a municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway. ... County Nordland Landscape Salten Municipality NO-1838 Administrative centre Inndyr Mayor (2003) Walter Pedersen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 167 662 km² 619 km² 0. ... Grane is also a communes of the Drôme département in France. ... County Nordland Landscape VesterÃ¥len Municipality NO-1866 Administrative centre Stokmarknes Mayor (2003) Reidar Johnsen (Sp) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 188 566 km² 551 km² 0. ... County Nordland Landscape Salten Municipality NO-1849 Administrative centre Oppeid Mayor (2005) Jan-Folke Sandnes (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 103 1,031 km² 921 km² 0. ... The municipality Hattfjelldal in the county of Nordland, Norway, has 1,603 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... The municipality Hemnes in the county of Nordland, Norway, has 4,580 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... County Nordland Landscape Helgeland Municipality NO-1818 Administrative centre Herøy Mayor (2003) Arnt-Frode Jensen (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 412 65 km² 64 km² 0. ... The municipality Leirfjord in the county of Nordland, Norway, has 2,200 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... County Nordland Landscape Helgeland Municipality NO-1834 Administrative centre Lurøy Mayor (2003) Steinar Joakimsen (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 291 264 km² 257 km² 0. ... County Nordland Landscape HÃ¥logaland Municipality NO-1851 Administrative centre Lødingen Mayor (2003) Kurt Olsen (SV) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 202 524 km² 505 km² 0. ... County Nordland District Salten Municipality NO-1837 Administrative centre Glomfjord governor=Arild Kjerpeseth (Ap) Mayor (2005) {{{governor}}} Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 127 873 km² 798 km² {{{areapercent}}} % Population  - Total (2004)  - Percentage  - Change (10 years)  - Density Ranked 145 6,772 0. ... County Nordland Landscape Lofoten Municipality NO-1874 Administrative centre Reine Mayor (2003) Lillian Hansen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 374 119 km² 110 km² 0. ... County Nordland District Ofoten Municipality NO-1805 Administrative centre Narvik Mayor (2004) Olav Sigurd AlstadThe Beagle (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 29 2,023 km² 1,905 km² 0. ... The municipality Nesna in the county of Nordland, Norway, has 1,855 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... The municipality Rana in the county of Nordland, Norway, and has 25,350 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... County Nordland Landscape Helgeland Municipality NO-1836 Administrative centre VÃ¥gaholmen Mayor (2003) Olav Terje Hoff (Sp) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 156 712 km² 687 km² 0. ... County Nordland Landscape Lofoten Municipality NO-1856 Administrative centre Røst Mayor (2003) Paul RÃ¥nes (Kystpartiet) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 430 11 km² 10 km² 0. ... County Nordland District Salten Municipality NO-1840 Administrative centre Rognan Mayor (2005) Kjell Magne Johansen Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 23 2,215 km² 2,085 km² 0. ... County Nordland Landscape VesterÃ¥len Municipality NO-1870 Administrative centre Sortland Mayor (2003) Svein Roar Jacobsen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 152 722 km² 698 km² 0. ... The municipality Steigen in the county of Nordland, Norway, has 2,863 inhabitants as of January 1, 2004. ... County Nordland Landscape Helgeland Municipality NO-1812 Administrative centre Sømna Mayor (2003) Edmund Dahle (Sp) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 331 194 km² 190 km² 0. ... County Nordland Landscape Salten Municipality NO-1845 Administrative centre Straumen Mayor (2005) Lars Kr. ... The municipality Tjeldsund in the county of Nordland, Norway, has 1,477 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... County Nordland Landscape Helgeland Municipality NO-1835 Administrative centre Træna Mayor (2003) Aina Willumsen (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 429 16 km² 16 km² 0. ... The municipality Tysfjord in the county of Nordland, Norway, has 2,283 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... County Nordland Landscape Helgeland Municipality NO-1824 Administrative centre Mosjøen Mayor (2003) Jann-Arne Løvdahl (Ap) Official language form Norwegian Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 33 1,928 km² 1,840 km² 0. ... The municipality Vega in the county of Nordland, Norway, had 1,392 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... County Nordland District Lofoten Municipality NO-1860 Administrative centre Leknes Mayor (2003) Guri Ingebrigtsen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 233 423 km² 405 km² 0. ... The municipality Vevelstad in the county of Nordland, Norway, has 520 inhabitants as of October 1, 2004. ... County Nordland Landscape Lofoten Municipality NO-1865 Administrative centre Svolvær Mayor (2003) Hugo Bjørnstad (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 212 477 km² 459 km² 0. ... County Nordland Landscape Lofoten Municipality NO-1857 Administrative centre Værøy Mayor (2003) Harald Adolfsen (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 428 18 km² 18 km² 0. ... County Nordland Landscape VesterÃ¥len Municipality NO-1868 Administrative centre Myre Mayor (2003) Per Ole Larsen (Sp) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 266 319 km² 310 km² 0. ...



 

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