Svolværis the administrative centre of Vågan Municipality (9,200 inhabitants) in Lofoten, Nordland County, Norway. The town itself has a population of 4,378 as of 1 January 2006.
Svolvær was separated from VÃ¥gan as a town, and municipality of its own, in 1919 - but it was again merged with VÃ¥gan January 1, 1964.© This article about tourism in Svolvær is provided by a external resource
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