Hamarøy Municipality

Also known as Hábmer, Hábmera suohkan, Hamarøy kommune

municipality in Nordland, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Nordland
District: Salten
Established: 1 Jan 1838
Created as: Formannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centre: Oppeid
Mayor 2019: Britt Kristoffersen Løksa ( Sp )
Total: 2,020.44 km (780.10 sq mi)
Land: 1,837.61 km (709.51 sq mi)
Water: 182.83 km (70.59 sq mi) 9%
Rank: # 36 in Norway
Highest elevation: 1,517.49 m (4,978.6 ft)
Density

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Hamarøy (Norwegian) or Hábmer (Lule Sami) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Oppeid. Other villages include Drag, Hellmobotn, Innhavet, Karlsøy, Korsnes, Presteid, Skutvika, Tømmerneset, Tranøya, and Ulvsvåg.

The 2,020-square-kilometre (780 sq mi) municipality is the 36th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Hamarøy Municipality is the 243rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,729. The municipality's population density is 1.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.6/sq mi) and its population has increased by about 50% over the previous 10-year period (due to the enlargement of the municipality when part of Tysfjord Municipaltiy became part of Hamarøy in 2020).