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Dønna Municipality

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Also known as Dönna

municipality in Nordland, Norway

Key facts

Country
Norway
County
Nordland
District
Helgeland
Established
1 Jan 1962
Preceded by
Nordvik Municipality , Dønnes Municipality , and other areas
Administrative centre
Solfjellsjøen
Mayor 2024
John-Erik S. Johansen ( Ap )
Total
192.57 km (74.35 sq mi)
Land
186.41 km (71.97 sq mi)
Water
6.16 km (2.38 sq mi) 3.2%
Rank
# 305 in Norway
Highest elevation
855.1 m (2,805 ft)
Density
7.4/km (19/sq mi)
Change 10 years
+0.5%
Demonym
Dønnværing
Norwegian form
Bokmål
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Dønna is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland region. The administrative centre of the island municipality is the village of Solfjellsjøen. Other villages include Bjørn, Dønnes, Hestad, Sandåker, and Vandve. The main island of Dønna is connected to the neighboring Herøy Municipality to the south by the Åkviksundet Bridge.

The 193-square-kilometre (75 sq mi) municipality is the 305th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Dønna Municipality is the 305th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,427. The municipality's population density is 7.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (19/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.5% over the previous 10-year period.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dønna Municipality” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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