Place:Loppa, Finnmark, Norway

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NameLoppa
TypeMunicipality
Located inFinnmark, Norway
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Loppa ( and ) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Øksfjord. Other villages in Loppa include Andsnes, Bergsfjord, Langfjordhamn, Loppa, Nuvsvåg, Øksfjordbotn, Sandland, and Sør-Tverrfjord.

The municipality is the 167th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Loppa is the 342nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 888. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 18.3% over the previous 10-year period.

Most people live in the village of Øksfjord, but smaller communities are spread out along the shores and islands, notably Nuvsvåg, Sandland, Bergsfjord, Brynilen, and the island of Loppa. This island was previously the administrative centre of the municipality (hence the name). There is no airport, but Øksfjord is a port of call for the Hurtigruten boats.

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