Meløy
municipality in Nordland, Norway
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Summary
Meløy is a municipality of Norway[1]. Meløy draws 118 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #64 of 360).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nordland[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Sigurd Stormo[5], Grethe Anita Andersen[6]
- Capital: Ørnes[7]
- Shares border with: Gildeskål Municipality[8], Beiarn Municipality[9], Rana Municipality[10], Rødøy Municipality[11]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[12]
- Commons category: Meløy[13]
- Inception: January 1, 1884[14]
- Highest point: Skjelåtinden[15]
- Separated from: Rødøy Municipality[16]
- Official website: https://www.meloy.kommune.no/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Meløy[18]
- Population: 6471[19], 6288[20], 6247[21], 6214[22], 6212[23], 6180[24], 6104[25], 6074[26]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Meløy[27]
- Number of households: 2809[28], 2235[29], 207[30], 123[31], 112[32], 132[33]
- Demonym: meløyfjerding[34]
- Area: 873.89 km²[35], 873.8264856796352 km²[36], 2746.2831046417514 km²[37], 1872.4566189621162 km²[38], 388.69743089964726 km²[39], 166.02167628668704 km²[40], 74.57152918246382 km²[41], 1.1536339776989026 km²[42], 11.441984412447255 km²[43], 215.455838402786 km²[44], 14.487147526006249 km²[45], 1.1226319853288222 km²[46], 0.253086713548465 km²[47], 0.6215262930216162 km²[48]
- Has list: Grunnkretser i Meløy kommune[49]
- Language used: Bokmål[50]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[51]
Why It Matters
Meløy has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Meløy is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]