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Sortland is part of the traditional
region of Vesterålen. The administrative centre of the
municipality is the town of Sortland. Other population centres in
Sortland include Bø, Holand, Holmstad, Liland, Sigerfjord, and
Strand. The Norwegian Coast Guard has its northern base in
Sortland, called Kystvaktskvadron Nord. In 1997, the municipality
decided to declare "township" for Sortland. Sortland is
the largest town and commercial centre in Vesterålen. Sortland
is located close to the Sortland Bridge, connecting Langøya to
Hinnøya by road. Since a lot of houses in the town are painted
blue, Sortland is sometimes referred to as "the blue
city". In January 2012, the number of citizens in Sortland
reached 10,000.
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