Moskenes
municipality in Nordland, Norway
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Summary
Moskenes is a municipality of Norway[1]. Moskenes draws 264 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #60 of 360).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nordland[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Lillian Rasmussen[5]
- Capital: Reine[6]
- Shares border with: Værøy Municipality[7], Flakstad Municipality[8]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[9]
- Commons category: Moskenes[10]
- Inception: July 1, 1916[11]
- Highest point: Hermannsdalstinden[12]
- Significant event: boundary change[13]
- Separated from: Flakstad Municipality[14]
- Official website: https://moskenes.kommune.no/[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Moskenes[16]
- Population: 1062[17], 1015[18], 989[19], 982[20], 979[21], 954[22], 969[23], 976[24]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Moskenes[25]
- Replaced by: Vest-Lofoten Municipality[26]
- Legal form: Register for Governmental Approval of Financial Obligations[27], kommune[28]
- Number of households: 497[29], 453[30], 12[31], 8[32], 0[33], 24[34]
- Demonym: moskenesfjerding[35]
- Elevation above sea level: 10 m[36]
- Area: 118.58 km²[37], 118.78510230417048 km²[38], 1592.4524781012528 km²[39], 1473.6673757970823 km²[40], 108.37022946890983 km²[41], 0 km²[42], 8.3155553326023 km²[43], 0.11949709148253489 km²[44], 1.225816452791107 km²[45], 0.7416704228880572 km²[46], 0.012333535496651645 km²[47], 118.79 km²[48], 1592.36 km²[49], 108.37 km²[50]
- Has list: Grunnkretser i Moskenes kommune[51]
- Language used: Bokmål[52], Nynorsk[53]
Why It Matters
Moskenes has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Moskenes is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]