Lurøy
Municipality in Nordland, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lurøy 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 Lurøy, located on the island of Lurøya. Other villages in Lurøy include Aldra, Haugland, Konsvikosen, Lovund, Sleneset / Solværøyene, Stokkvågen, and Tonnes.
Lurøy Municipality
Lurøy kommune | |
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Lurø herred (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 66°25′55″N 12°51′18″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Nordland |
District | Helgeland |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
Administrative centre | Lurøy |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019) | Håkon Lund (H) |
Area | |
• Total | 265.19 km2 (102.39 sq mi) |
• Land | 258.13 km2 (99.66 sq mi) |
• Water | 7.06 km2 (2.73 sq mi) 2.7% |
• Rank | #275 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 1,852 |
• Rank | #286 in Norway |
• Density | 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | −3.3% |
Demonym | Lurøyværing[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1834[3] |
Website | Official website |
The municipality is located on the coast just south of the Arctic circle, on the western edge of the Saltfjellet mountain range. The Lurøygården (Lurøy Farm) on the island of Lurøya is a more-than-200-year-old renaissance garden with old plants, a pool, and a nearly 20-metre (66 ft) high Copper Beech.
The 265-square-kilometre (102 sq mi) municipality is the 275th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Lurøy is the 286th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,852. The municipality's population density is 7.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (19/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 3.3% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]