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Drag, Norway

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Country
  
Norway

County
  
Nordland

Municipality
  
Tysfjord

Area
  
47 ha

Local time
  
Saturday 10:38 AM

Region
  
Northern Norway

District
  
Ofoten

Elevation
  
8 m (26 ft)

Population
  
870 (2013)

Drag, Norway

Weather
  
1°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 77% Humidity

Drag (Lule Sami: Ájluokta and Northern Sami: Áiluokta) is a village in the municipality of Tysfjord in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along the Tysfjorden, about 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Bodø and about 120 kilometres (75 mi) south of Narvik. The 0.47-square-kilometre (120-acre) village has a population (2013) of 315. The population density is 670 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,700/sq mi).

Map of 8270 Drag, Norway

Drag is located along Norwegian National Road 827 runs through Drag to a ferry port that connects to the village of Kjøpsvik across the fjord. Árran, the national Lule Sami Center is located in Drag. The Drag/Helland Church is located just outside the village of Drag.

References

Drag, Norway Wikipedia