Øksnes
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| County | Nordland | |
| District | Vesterålen | |
| Municipality | NO-1868 | |
| Administrative centre | Myre | |
| Mayor (2003) | Per Ole Larsen (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 266 319 km² 310 km² 0.10 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 208 4,633 0.10 % -2.7 % 15/km² |
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| www.oksnes.kommune.no |
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Øksnes is a municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Øksnes (Norse Yxnes), since the first church was built there. The first element is probably an old name of the island Skogsøya (Norse *Yxn), the last element is nes n 'headland'. The old name of the island is identical with the word yxn (plural form of uxi m 'ox'). The mountains of the island have maybe been compared with a flock of oxen.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1986). It shows two fishhooks.
| Municipalities of Nordland |  |
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Alstahaug | Andøy | Ballangen | Beiarn | Bindal | Bodø | Brønnøy | Bø | Dønna | Evenes | Fauske | Flakstad | Gildeskål | Grane | Hadsel | Hamarøy | Hattfjelldal | Hemnes | Herøy | Leirfjord | Lurøy | Lødingen | Meløy | Moskenes | Narvik | Nesna | Rana | Rødøy | Røst | Saltdal | Sortland | Steigen | Sømna | Sørfold | Tjeldsund | Træna | Tysfjord | Vefsn | Vega | Vestvågøy | Vevelstad | Vågan | Værøy | Øksnes |
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