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Sørland
Sørland is a seaside resort, fishing village, and the administrative centre of Værøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southern side of the island of Værøya. The village is the main population center of the island, and it is the location of Værøy Church, Værøy Heliport, and Værøy Lighthouse. The village of Nordland lies about 5 km to the north and the now-abandoned village of Måstad is located about 5 km to the southwest. There are no other villages on the island. The 1.07 km2 village has a population (2023) of 599 and a population density of 560 PD/km2. Sørland has ferry connections to the nearby village of Røstlandet (on the island of Røst), the town of Bodø (on the mainland), and the village of Sørvågen (on the island of Moskenesøya).
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