Røst Municipality
Røst Municipality
Røst kommune | |
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Trenyken island in Røst | |
Nordland within Norway | |
Røst within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 67°31′12″N 12°05′56″E / 67.52000°N 12.09889°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Lofoten |
| Established | 1 July 1928 |
| • Preceded by | Værøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Røstlandet |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Elisabeth Mikalsen (Sp) |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi) |
| • Land | 9.77 km2 (3.77 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi) 3.4% |
| • Rank | #354 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 259.23 m (850.49 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 460 |
| • Rank | #353 in Norway |
| • Density | 45.5/km2 (118/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −18.7% |
| Demonym | Røstværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1856 |
| Website | Official website |
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.
The 10-square-kilometre (3+3⁄4 sq mi) municipality is the 354th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Røst is the 353rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 460. The municipality's population density is 45.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (118/sq mi), and its population has decreased by 18.7% over the previous 10-year period.