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Fauske Municipality

municipality in Nordland, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Nordland
District: Salten
Established: 1 Jan 1905
Preceded by: Skjerstad Municipality
Administrative centre: Fauske
Mayor 2019: Marlen Rendall Berg ( Sp )
Total: 1,196.98 km (462.16 sq mi)
Land: 1,107.88 km (427.75 sq mi)
Water: 90.10 km (34.79 sq mi) 7.5%
Rank: # 90 in Norway
Highest elevation: 1,907.16 m (6,257.1 ft)
Density: 8.2/km (21/sq mi)
Change 10 years: +2.8%
Demonyms: Fauskeværing, Fauskværing
Norwegian form: Bokmål
Time zone: UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+02:00 ( CEST )

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Fauske (Norwegian) or Fuossko (Lule Sami) is a municipality located in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Fauske. Some of the villages in Fauske include Nystad, Venset, Straumsnes, Sjønstå, Valnesfjord, Finneid, and Sulitjelma.

The municipality borders Sweden in the east, Sørfold Municipality to the north, Bodø Municipality to the west, and Saltdal Municipality to the southeast. The town is located on the northern shore of Skjerstad Fjord.