page_title: Hattfjelldal
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Hattfjelldal / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Lake Krutvatnet (Norway) in June Deutsch: Der See Krutvatnet (Norwegen) im Juni
context_page_description: Hattfjelldal 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 Hattfjelldal. Other villages include Grubben, Svenskvollen, and Varntresk. Hattfjelldal Airfield is located in the village of Hattfjelldal.
  The 2,684-square-kilometre municipality is the 20th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Hattfjelldal is the 313th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,297. The municipality's population density is 0.5 inhabitants per square kilometre and its population has decreased by 10.2% over the previous 10-year period.
  Hattfjelldal is one of the last strongholds for the seriously endangered Southern Sami language. It was also one of the municipalities in Norway involved in the Terra Securities scandal.
context_section_description: Hattfjelldal lies along the Swedish border in the southeastern part of Nordland county.  The lake Røssvatnet (Southern Sami: Reevhtse) lies on the border between Hattfjelldal and Hemnes, and it serves as a reservoir. It has been the site of human occupation since the Stone Age. Its area of 219 square kilometres (85 sq mi) makes it the second largest lake in Norway by surface area.
  Other lakes in the region include Daningen, Elsvatnet, Famnvatnet, Jengelvatnet, Kjerringvatnet, Krutvatnet, Ranseren, Simskardvatnet, and Unkervatnet.  The large river Vefsna runs through the municipality.
  Børgefjell National Park is partly located in the southern part of Hattfjelldal, as is Jetnamsklumpen, a prominent mountain. There is several nature reserves, such as Varnvassdalen with a varied topography and old growth forest of pine, birch and some spruce.
caption: View of the lake Krutvatnet
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