Brønnøy Municipality
Brønnøy Municipality
Brønnøy kommune | |
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| Brønnø herred (historic name) | |
View of Brønnøysund | |
Nordland within Norway | |
Brønnøy within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 65°28′33″N 12°24′01″E / 65.47583°N 12.40028°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Helgeland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Brønnøysund |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Siv Aglen (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,046.03 km2 (403.87 sq mi) |
| • Land | 998.89 km2 (385.67 sq mi) |
| • Water | 47.14 km2 (18.20 sq mi) 4.5% |
| • Rank | #107 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,224.86 m (4,018.57 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 7,826 |
| • Rank | #135 in Norway |
| • Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −0.9% |
| Demonym | Brønnøyværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1813 |
| Website | Official website |
Brønnøy is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland region. The administrative centre and commercial centre of the municipality is the town of Brønnøysund. A secondary centre is the village of Hommelstø. Other villages include Tosbotnet, Lande, Trælnes, and Skomo.
The 1,046-square-kilometre (404 sq mi) municipality is the 107th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Brønnøy is the 135th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,826. The municipality's population density is 7.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (19/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 0.9% over the previous 10-year period.
The Brønnøysund Register Centre is an important employer in Brønnøy. Also, one of the largest limestone mines in Northern Europe is located in the municipality. Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy is located near the town of Brønnøysund.