Drag, Norway

*Drag* (Norwegian)
*Ájluokta* (Lule Sami)
Drag (Norwegian); Ájluokta (Lule Sami); Áiluokta (Northern Sami)
	Village
	View of the village harbor
	Drag Location of the village Drag Drag (Norway)
	Coordinates: 68.0446°N 16.0796°E
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Nordland
District	Ofoten
Municipality	Hamarøy
Area [1]
• Total	0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	8 m (26 ft)
Population (2018)[1]
• Total	319
• Density	725/km2 (1,880/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	8270 Drag

Drag (Norwegian) or Ájluokta (Lule Sami) or Áiluokta (Northern Sami) is a village in the municipality of Hamarøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along the Tysfjorden, about 180 kilometres (110 mi) northeast of the town of Bodø and about 110 kilometres (68 mi) south of the town of Narvik. The 0.44-square-kilometre (110-acre) village has a population (2018) of 319 which gives the village a population density of 725 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,880/sq mi).[1]

Drag is located along Norwegian National Road 827 which 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.[3]

References

Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
"Drag, Tysfjord (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
Store norske leksikon. "Drag" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-05-14.

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[ssb-1] Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".

[2] "Drag, Tysfjord (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-01-14.

[snl-3] Store norske leksikon. "Drag" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-05-14.