Røst

municipality in Nordland, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Nordland
District: Lofoten
Established: 1 July 1928
Preceded by: Værøy Municipality
Administrative centre: Røstlandet
Mayor 2019: Elisabeth Mikalsen ( Sp )
Total: 10.11 km (3.90 sq mi)
Land: 9.77 km (3.77 sq mi)
Water: 0.34 km (0.13 sq mi) 3.4%
Rank: # 354 in Norway
Highest elevation: 259.23 m (850.5 ft)
Density: 45.5/km (118/sq mi)
Change 10 years: −18.7%
Demonym: Røstværing
Norwegian form: Bokmål
Time zone: UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+02:00 ( CEST )

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: røstværing
Population: 471
Area: 0.07
Official website: rost.kommune.no
Image: Røst Islands, Hernyken, Trenyken, Storfjellet.jpg
Households: 11

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postal code: 8064
Commons category: Røst
inception: 1928-01-01

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Røst is a small island municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Røstlandet on the island of Røstlandet.

The island municipality is very small and is essentially a large fishing village centered around Røstlandet. Many of the residents are involved in the fishing industry or support the industry. There are six fish farms in Røst. During the main fishing season, there can be up to 600 fishing boats based out of Røst.