Reipå

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Reipå (Norway)
Coordinates: 66°54′36″N13°38′13″E / 66.9099°N 13.6370°E / 66.9099; 13.6370 Coordinates: 66°54′36″N13°38′13″E / 66.9099°N 13.6370°E / 66.9099; 13.6370
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Nordland
District Salten
Municipality Meløy
Area
[1]
  Total0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Elevation
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10 m (30 ft)
Population
(2018) [1]
  Total281
  Density653/km2 (1,690/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8146 Reipå

Reipå is a village in the municipality of Meløy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along Norwegian County Road 17 about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the village of Ørnes. The lakes Lysvatnet and Markavatnet both lie to the east of the village. Fore Church is located in Reipå, serving northern Meløy.

Meløy Municipality in Nordland, Norway

Meløy is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ørnes. Other villages include Eidbukta, Neverdal, Glomfjord, Halsa, Reipå, Støtt, and Ågskardet.

Nordland County (fylke) of Norway

Nordland is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is in Bodø. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen has been administered from Nordland since 1995.

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

The 0.43-square-kilometre (110-acre) village has a population (2018) of 281 and a population density of 653 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,690/sq mi). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Reipå, Meløy (Nordland)". yr.no . Retrieved 2019-02-02.