| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Nordland#Norway |
| Pushpin Label: | Lødingen |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Norway |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nordland |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ofoten |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Lødingen Municipality |
| Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.33 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Total: | 1431 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1076 |
| Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
| Postal Code: | 8410 Lødingen |
| Coordinates: | 68.4137°N 15.9963°W |
| Elevation M: | 5 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
or [2] is the administrative centre of Lødingen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the southwestern shore of the island of Hinnøya. The village is also located where the southern mouth of the Tjeldsundet strait meets the Vestfjorden.
The 1.33km2 village has a population (2023) of 1,431 and a population density of .[3]
The Norwegian National Road 85 runs through the village and continues on the Bognes–Lødingen ferry route. The village is the business and transportation centre for the municipality. It has the municipal government offices, school, Lødingen Church, as well as a museum.[4]
The village (and municipality) is named after the old Lødingen farm (Norse, Old: Lǫðueng) since the first Lødingen Church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of Norse, Old: laða which means "grain barn" or "hay barn". The last element is Norse, Old: eng which means "meadow".[5] [6]