Dønna
Municipality in Nordland, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 municipality of Herøy to the south by the Åkviksundet Bridge.
Dønna Municipality
Dønna kommune | |
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Coordinates: 66°05′29″N 12°31′33″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Nordland |
District | Helgeland |
Established | 1 Jan 1962 |
• Preceded by | Nordvik, Dønnes, and other areas |
Administrative centre | Solfjellsjøen |
Government | |
• Mayor (2024) | John-Erik S. Johansen (Ap) |
Area | |
• Total | 192.55 km2 (74.34 sq mi) |
• Land | 186.41 km2 (71.97 sq mi) |
• Water | 6.16 km2 (2.38 sq mi) 3.2% |
• Rank | #304 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 1,391 |
• Rank | #304 in Norway |
• Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | −2.8% |
Demonym | Dønnværing[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1827[3] |
Website | Official website |
The 193-square-kilometre (75 sq mi) municipality is the 304th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Dønna is the 304th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,391. The municipality's population density is 7.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (19/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 2.8% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]