Herøy, Nordland
Herøy 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 Silvalen. The municipality is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of the town of Sandnessjøen.
Herøy Municipality
Herøy kommune | |
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Municipality | |
| Herø herred (historic name) | |
De syv søstre mountains seen from Herøy | |
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Nordland within Norway | |
Herøy within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 65°59′55″N 12°13′02″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Helgeland |
| Established | 1864 |
| • Preceded by | Alstahaug Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Silvalen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Elbjørg Larsen (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64.46 km2 (24.89 sq mi) |
| • Land | 63.89 km2 (24.67 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi) 0.9% |
| • Rank | #343 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 1,839 |
| • Rank | #289 in Norway |
| • Density | 28.8/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +4.5% |
| Demonym | Herøfjerding |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1818 |
| Website | Official website |
The 64-square-kilometre (25 sq mi) municipality is the 343rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Herøy is the 289th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,839. The municipality's population density is 28.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (75/sq mi) and its population has increased by 4.5% over the previous 10-year period.
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