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Leka Municipality

municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Trøndelag
District: Namdalen
Established: 1 Oct 1860
Preceded by: Kolvereid Municipality
Administrative centre: Leknes
Total: 110.12 km (42.52 sq mi)
Land: 108.33 km (41.83 sq mi)
Water: 1.79 km (0.69 sq mi) 1.6%
Rank: # 326 in Norway
Highest elevation: 588.28 m (1,930.1 ft)
Density: 5.5/km (14/sq mi)
Change 10 years: +8.6%
Demonym: Lekværing
Norwegian form: Neutral
Time zone: UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Iso 3166 code: NO-5052

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Leka is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Leknes on the island of Leka. Other villages in Leka include Sør-Gutvika and Madsøygrenda.

Leka island has a unique geology View of the island The 110-square-kilometre (42 sq mi) municipality is the 326th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Leka Municipality is the 349th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 604. The municipality's population density is 5.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (14/sq mi) and its population has increased by 8.6% over the previous 10-year period.