Vesterålen is a landscape in the county Nordland in Norway, neighbouring the Lofoten landscape. It consists of the municipalities Andøy, Bø, Hadsel, Sortland and Øksnes. Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, until 1918 known as amter, singular - amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner). ... Nordland is a county in Norway, bordering Troms and Nord-Trøndelag. ... Henningsvær, a fishing village in Lofoten during fishing season (April, 2001). ... County Nordland Landscape Vesterålen 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 Vesterålen Municipality NO-1867 Administrative centre Straumsjøen Mayor (2003) Viggo Johnsen (SP) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 304 247 km² 236 km² 0. ... Hadsel is a municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway. ... The municipality Sortland in the county of Nordland, Norway, has 9,509 inhabitants as of January 1, 2004. ... County Nordland Landscape Vesterålen 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. ...