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Ofoten
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Ofoten is a traditional district in Nordland county in Northern Norway. It consists of Evenes Municipality, Narvik Municipality, and Lødingen Municipality. It is named after the main fjord, Ofotfjorden, which is at the center of this district. The district was home to 29,968 residents in 2016, with almost half of the residents living in the town of Narvik.

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Settlement.official_name
Ofoten
Settlement.settlement_type
Traditional district
Settlement.image_skyline
Regionråd i Nordland.svg
Settlement.image_caption
The pink area in the map is the Ofoten region council. Lødingen is not part of the council, but is considered a part of the Ofoten district.
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Northern Norway
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County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Nordland
Settlement.timezone1
CET
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+01:00
Settlement.timezone1_DST
CEST
Settlement.utc_offset1_DST
+02:00
Settlement.area_total_km2
7829
Settlement.population_as_of
2015
Settlement.population_total
29,968
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Ofoten
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Ofoten is a traditional district in Nordland county in Northern Norway. It consists of Evenes Municipality, Narvik Municipality, and Lødingen Municipality. It is named after the main fjord, Ofotfjorden, which is at the center of this district. The district was home to 29,968 residents in 2016, with almost half of the residents living in the town of Narvik.

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