Moskenes

municipality in Nordland, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Nordland
District: Lofoten
Established: 1 July 1916
Preceded by: Flakstad Municipality
Administrative centre: Reine
Mayor 2023: Hanna Sverdrup ( Local list )
Total: 118.78 km (45.86 sq mi)
Land: 110.47 km (42.65 sq mi)
Water: 8.31 km (3.21 sq mi) 7%
Rank: # 322 in Norway
Highest elevation: 1,026.38 m (3,367.4 ft)
Density: 8/km (21/sq mi)
Change 10 years: −13.9%
Demonym: Moskenesfjerding
Norwegian form: Neutral
Time zone: UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+02:00 ( CEST )

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: moskenesfjerding
Population: 976
Area: 0
Elevation: 10
Official website: moskenes.kommune.no
Image: Reine Lofoten.jpg
Households: 24

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Commons category: Moskenes
inception: 1916-07-01

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Moskenes is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality comprises the southern part of the island of Moskenesøya in the traditional district of Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Reine. Other villages include Sørvågen, Hamnøya, and Å.

The 119-square-kilometre (46 sq mi) municipality is the 322nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Moskenes Municipality is the 338th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 954. The municipality's population density is 8 inhabitants per square kilometre (21/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 13.9% over the previous 10-year period.