Dyrøy
Dyrøy (Northern Sami: Divrráid suohkan) is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Brøstadbotn. Other villages include Dyrøyhamn, Espenes, Holm, and Hundstrand.
Dyrøy Municipality
Dyrøy kommune Divrráid suohkan (Northern Sami) | |
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Municipality | |
| Dyrø herred (historic name) | |
View of Dyrøya island in Dyrøy | |
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Flag | |
Troms within Norway | |
Dyrøy within Troms | |
| Coordinates: 69°04′01″N 17°44′29″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Troms |
| District | Midt-Troms |
| Established | 1 Sept 1886 |
| • Preceded by | Tranøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Brøstadbotn |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Kjell-Sverre Myrvoll (Sp) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 288.64 km2 (111.44 sq mi) |
| • Land | 277.08 km2 (106.98 sq mi) |
| • Water | 11.56 km2 (4.46 sq mi) 4% |
| • Rank | #270 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 1,056 |
| • Rank | #329 in Norway |
| • Density | 3.8/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −11.3% |
| Demonym | Dyrøyværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5528 |
| Website | Official website |
The 289-square-kilometre (112 sq mi) municipality is the 270th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Dyrøy is the 328th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,056. The municipality's population density is 3.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.8/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 11.3% over the previous 10-year period.
The municipality is named after the island of Dyrøya, which is connected with the mainland with the modern Dyrøy Bridge. Most people, however, don't live on the island, but live in Brøstadbotn on the mainland.