Place:Vega, Nordland, Norway

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NameVega
TypeMunicipality
Located inNordland, Norway
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Vega is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Gladstad. Other villages include Holand and Ylvingen.

The municipality comprises about 6,500 islands in the Vega Archipelago. The main island of the municipality is the island of Vega, and it is also the largest at . Bremstein Lighthouse is located in the southwestern part of the municipality.

The municipality is the 314th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vega is the 322nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,200. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 6.8% over the previous 10-year period.

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