Leka Municipality
municipality in Trøndelag, Norway
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Summary
Leka Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 119 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #65 of 360).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Trøndelag[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Elisabeth Helmersen[5]
- Capital: Leknes[6]
- Shares border with: Bindal Municipality[7], Nærøysund Municipality[8]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[9]
- Commons category: Leka[10]
- Inception: 1860[11]
- Highest point: Romsskåla[12]
- Significant event: boundary change[13]
- Separated from: Kolvereid Municipality[14]
- Official website: https://www.leka.kommune.no/[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Leka, Norway[16]
- Population: 562[17], 557[18], 563[19], 570[20], 582[21], 604[22], 593[23], 596[24]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Leka[25]
- Number of households: 275[26], 250[27], 16[28], 9[29], 0[30]
- Demonym: lekværing[31]
- Area: 109.48 km²[32], 110.0259739103718 km²[33], 1704.9408565190504 km²[34], 1594.9148826086787 km²[35], 67.97711453521563 km²[36], 0 km²[37], 1.6916225646191305 km²[38], 2.915470900680869 km²[39], 29.48734313480899 km²[40], 7.872303894727361 km²[41], 0.08211888031981268 km²[42], 110.13 km²[43], 1704.94 km²[44], 67.98 km²[45]
- Has list: Grunnkretser i Leka kommune[46]
- Language used: Bokmål[47], Nynorsk[48]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[49]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Leka[50]
Why It Matters
Leka Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]