Meløy
municipality in Nordland, Norway
Meløy is a municipality in Norway's Nordland county. It is in the traditional district Salten.
Meløy kommune | |
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 View of Ørnes in winter | |
 Coat of arms  Nordland within Norway | |
 Meløy within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 66°47′17″N 13°40′33″E / 66.78806°N 13.67583°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1884 |
| Administrative centre | Ørnes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 873.84 km2 (337.39 sq mi) |
| • Land | 798.08 km2 (308.14 sq mi) |
| • Water | 75.76 km2 (29.25 sq mi) 8.7% |
| • Rank | 133 in Norway |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 6,214 |
| • Rank | 153 in Norway |
| • Density | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −6.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1837 |
| Official language form | Bokmål[1] |
References
change- ↑ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
