Loppa
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| Loppa kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Finnmark | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-2014 | ||
| Administrative centre | Øksfjord | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Arne Dag Isaksen (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. 162 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 687 km² (265.3 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 669 km² (258.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 1,294 | ||
| - Density | 2/km² (5.2/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -16.5 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 386 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
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| Website: www.loppa.kommune.no | |||
Loppa is a municipality in the county of Finnmark, Norway.
Loppa was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Hasvik was separated from Loppa 1858.
The municipality is the westernmost of Finnmark, and faces the open stretch of the Atlantic called Lopphavet, and is mostly coastal with fjords and islands under the gigantic snowcap of the Øksfjordjøkelen glacier.
Most people live in Øksfjord, but smaller communities are spread along the shores and islands, notably Nuvsvåg, Sandland, Bergsfjord, Brynilen and the island of Loppa. This island was previously the centre of the municipality, hence the name. There is no airport, but Øksfjord is a port of call for the Hurtigruten.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1980). It shows a cormorant.
(See also the coat-of-arms of Røst and Skjervøy.)
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