Hamarøy Municipality
municipality in Nordland, Norway
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Summary
Hamarøy Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 189 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #59 of 360).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nordland[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Britt Helen Kristoffersen[5]
- Capital: Oppeid[6]
- Shares border with: Sørfold Municipality[7], Steigen Municipality[8], Jokkmokk Municipality[9], Narvik Municipality[10], Gällivare Municipality[11]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[12]
- Commons category: Hamarøy[13]
- Inception: 1837[14]
- Highest point: Gaskačohkka[15]
- Significant event: boundary change[16]
- Official website: https://www.hamaroy.kommune.no/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hamarøy[18]
- Population: 1824[19], 2766[20], 2701[21], 2708[22], 2682[23], 2729[24], 2786[25], 2808[26]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Hamarøy[27]
- Number of households: 867[28], 740[29], 35[30], 32[31], 21[32], 39[33]
- Demonym: hamarøying[34], hamarøyværing[35]
- Native label: Hábmer[36], Hamarøy kommune[37]
- Area: 1029.95 km²[38], 1033.6003132959386 km²[39], 1562.521234283673 km²[40], 528.9209209877346 km²[41], 460.79510482087653 km²[42], 5.072084002497724 km²[43], 107.8309788210635 km²[44], 1.0375322238290403 km²[45], 33.93042704019178 km²[46], 415.00348433787656 km²[47], 9.082837651269417 km²[48], 0.6403406648671829 km²[49], 0.04582394967012875 km²[50], 0.16169978379659833 km²[51]
Why It Matters
Hamarøy Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]