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Nesna is the administrative centre of Nesna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on a peninsula on the mainland of Norway, along the Nesnakroken strait, just north of the Ranfjorden and south of the Sjona fjord. The Norwegian County Road 17 crosses the Ranfjorden on a ferry which docks in the village before heading north along the coastline. Nesna has regular ferry connections to the nearby islands of Handnesøya, Hugla, and Tomma.The 1.12-square-kilometre (280-acre) village has a population (2018) of 1,340 and a population density of 1,196 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,100/sq mi).Nord University and Nesna Church are both located in the village.