Loppa
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| County | Finnmark | |
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| Municipality | NO-2014 | |
| Administrative centre | Øksfjord | |
| Mayor (2003) | Arne Dag Isaksen (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 162 687 km² 669 km² 0.21 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 386 1,294 0.03 % -16.5 % 2/km² |
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| www.loppa.kommune.no |
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Loppa is a municipality in the county of Finnmark, Norway.
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] The name
The municipality is named after the island (Norse Loppa). The meaning of the name is unknown.
[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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