Herøy Municipality
municipality in Nordland, Norway
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Summary
Herøy Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 131 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #58 of 360).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nordland[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Elbjørg Larsen[5]
- Capital: Silvalen[6]
- Shares border with: Alstahaug Municipality[7], Dønna Municipality[8]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[9]
- Commons category: Herøy, Nordland[10]
- Inception: 1864[11]
- Significant event: boundary change[12]
- Separated from: Alstahaug Municipality[13]
- Official website: https://www.heroy-no.kommune.no/[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Herøy, Nordland[15]
- Population: 1743[16], 1777[17], 1793[18], 1825[19], 1839[20], 1842[21], 1888[22], 1874[23]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Herøy, Nordland[24]
- Number of households: 811[25], 689[26], 30[27], 44[28], 33[29], 15[30]
- Demonym: herøyfjerding[31]
- Area: 64.84 km²[32], 64.40092092837895 km²[33], 2262.0996368374267 km²[34], 2197.6987159090477 km²[35], 54.593821572839495 km²[36], 0 km²[37], 0.5874618727778791 km²[38], 2.3567515285081644 km²[39], 3.9321461005299483 km²[40], 2.4847035863717912 km²[41], 0.39456348046349476 km²[42], 0.05147278688818948 km²[43], 64.46 km²[44], 2262.1 km²[45]
- Has list: Grunnkretser i Herøy kommune i Nordland[46]
- Language used: Bokmål[47]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[48]
Why It Matters
Herøy Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]