Gildeskål Municipality

municipality in Nordland, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Nordland
District: Salten
Established: 1 Jan 1838
Created as: Formannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centre: Inndyr
Mayor 2019: Bjørn Magne Pedersen ( H )
Total: 664.70 km (256.64 sq mi)
Land: 622.27 km (240.26 sq mi)
Water: 42.43 km (16.38 sq mi) 6.4%
Rank: # 170 in Norway
Highest elevation: 1,331.83 m (4,369.5 ft)
Density

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Gildeskål is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Bodø Region and the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Inndyr. Other villages include Forstranda, Lekanger, Mevik, Mårnes, Nygårdsjøen, Saura, Storvik, Sør-Arnøy, Sørfinnset, and Våg.

The 665-square-kilometre (257 sq mi) municipality is the 170th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Gildeskål Municipality is the 285th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,958. The municipality's population density is 2.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.5/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 3.2% over the previous 10-year period.