municipality in Nordland, Norway From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
![]() Meløy within Nordland | |
Coordinates: 66°47′17″N 13°40′33″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] |
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