Stokmarknes

Stokmarknes
Stokmarknes
Town
	View of the town in winter
	Stokmarknes Location in Nordland
	Coordinates: 68°33′56″N 14°54′16″E / 68.5656°N 14.9044°E
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Nordland
District	Vesterålen
Municipality	Hadsel
Area
• Total	2.47 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	3,367
• Density	1,363/km2 (3,530/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	8450 Stokmarknes

Stokmarknes^ⓘ is a town and the administrative centre of Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the northern coast of the island of Hadseløya and on the small, neighboring island of Børøya. In 2000, Stokmarknes received "town status". The 2.47-square-kilometre (610-acre) town has a population (2018) of 3,367 which gives the town a population density of 1,363 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,530/sq mi).^[1]^[3]

Stokmarknes is the headquarters to the Hurtigruten coastal express company and also the Coastal Express Museum. The local hospital for the whole Vesterålen region (Nordland Hospital) is located in Stokmarknes. Stokmarknes is the home town of Norwegian band Madrugada. The historic Hadsel Church is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Stokmarknes.^[3]

The Børøy Bridge and Hadsel Bridge connect Stokmarknes to the island of Langøya to the north. Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen is located on Langøya, just over the bridges from Stokmarknes.