Brønnøy
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| County | Nordland | |
| District | Sør-Helgeland | |
| Municipality | NO-8901 | |
| Administrative centre | Brønnøysund | |
| Mayor (2005) | Kjell H. Trælnes (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 99 1,042 km² 996 km² 0.32 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 130 7,565 0.17 % 8.5 % 8/km² |
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Brønnøy is a municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway. It has great scenic variety with numerous islets and mountains and some fertile agricultural areas. In the south-west is Torghatten a mountain famous for its hole right through. The administrative and commercial centre is Brønnøysund. A secondary centre is Hommelstø.
Brønnøy borders the municipalities of Vega and Vevelstad to the north, Vefsn and Grane to the east, and Bindal and Sømna to the south.
| Municipalities of Nordland |  |
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Alstahaug | Andøy | Ballangen | Beiarn | Bindal | Bodø | Brønnøy | Bø | Dønna | Evenes | Fauske | Flakstad | Gildeskål | Grane | Hadsel | Hamarøy | Hattfjelldal | Hemnes | Herøy | Leirfjord | Lurøy | Lødingen | Meløy | Moskenes | Narvik | Nesna | Rana | Rødøy | Røst | Saltdal | Sortland | Steigen | Sømna | Sørfold | Tjeldsund | Træna | Tysfjord | Vefsn | Vega | Vestvågøy | Vevelstad | Vågan | Værøy | Øksnes |
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