Rødøy
Municipality in Nordland, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rødøy is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vågaholmen. Other villages include Gjerøy, Jektvika, Kilboghamn, Melfjordbotn, Oldervika, Sørfjorden, and Tjong. The municipality consists of many islands to the west of Norway's second biggest glacier, Svartisen.
Rødøy Municipality
Rødøy kommune | |
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Rødø herred (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 66°35′36″N 13°21′34″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Nordland |
District | Helgeland |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
Administrative centre | Vågaholmen |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019) | Inger Dagmar Monsen (Ap) |
Area | |
• Total | 711.28 km2 (274.63 sq mi) |
• Land | 685.82 km2 (264.80 sq mi) |
• Water | 25.46 km2 (9.83 sq mi) 3.6% |
• Rank | #162 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 1,139 |
• Rank | #322 in Norway |
• Density | 1.7/km2 (4/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | −13.1% |
Demonym | Rødøyfjerding[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Neutral |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1836[3] |
Website | Official website |
The 711-square-kilometre (275 sq mi) municipality is the 162nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Rødøy is the 322nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,139. The municipality's population density is 1.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.4/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 13.1% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]