page_title: Saltdal
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Saltdal / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Südlich von Fauske in Nordland, Norwegen. Auf der rechten Seite sehen Sie die southvest Eingang des Straßentunnels Kvænflågtunnelen. English: South of Fauske in Nordland county (fylke), Norway. To the right you can see the southwest entrance to the road tunnel Kvænflågtunnelen. Norsk bokmål: Sør for Fauske i Nordland. til høyre kan man se sørvest-innslaget til Kvænflågtunnelen.
context_page_description: Saltdal is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rognan. Other villages in Saltdal include Røkland and Lønsdal.
  The 2,216-square-kilometre municipality is the 26th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Saltdal is the 185th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,671. The municipality's population density is 2.2 inhabitants per square kilometre and its population has decreased by 0.4% over the previous 10-year period.
context_section_description: The main centre in the municipality is Rognan, on the southern shore of the Saltdal Fjord, where the valley floor meets the fjord. When the Ice age ended and the ice had melted 9,000 years ago, the valley was a fjord as the sea reached what is today an elevation of 120 metres (390 ft) due to isostatic depression. The valley is situated just north of the Arctic Circle.
  Two national parks are partially in the municipality: Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park in the southwest, and Junkerdal National Park in the eastern part. This makes Saltdal one of the municipalities in Norway with the largest percentage of protected areas within its borders. The river Saltdalselva runs through the valley. The riverbed appears very bright in some places due to the minerals in the sand. The valley is covered with pine forest and birch and other trees are common as well. Lakes in the region include Balvatnet, Fiskeløysvatnet, Kjemåvatnet, and Nordre Bjøllåvatnet. The mountain Ørfjellet is also located in the municipality.
caption: To the north, Saltdal borders Saltdal Fjord, innermost part of Skjerstadfjord, with road and railway to Fauske on the eastern slope of the fjord.
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