Rødøy Municipality
Rødøy Municipality
Rødøy kommune | |
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| Rødø herred (historic name) | |
View of the island of Hestmona | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Nordland within Norway | |
Rødøy within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 66°35′36″N 13°21′34″E / 66.59333°N 13.35944°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Helgeland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Vågaholmen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Inger Dagmar Monsen (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 711.29 km2 (274.63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 685.94 km2 (264.84 sq mi) |
| • Water | 25.35 km2 (9.79 sq mi) 3.6% |
| • Rank | #162 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,533.62 m (5,031.6 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 1,139 |
| • Rank | #325 in Norway |
| • Density | 1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −12.7% |
| Demonym | Rødøyfjerding |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1836 |
| Website | Official website |
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.
The 711-square-kilometre (275 sq mi) municipality is the 162nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Rødøy Municipality is the 325th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,139. The municipality's population density is 1.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.1/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 12.7% over the previous 10-year period.