- Rødøy
Infobox_Kommune
name=Rødøy
idnumber=1836
county=Nordland
landscape=Helgeland
capital=Vågaholmen
governor=Olav Terje Hoff (Sp)
governor_as_of=2003
arearank=156
area=712
arealand=687
areapercent=0.22
population_as_of=2004
populationrank=375
population=1,441
populationpercent=0.03
populationdensity=2
populationincrease=-13.8
language=Neutral
lat_deg=66| lat_min=35| lat_sec=36| lon_deg=13| lon_min=21| lon_sec=34
utm_zone=33W| utm_northing=7387009 |utm_easting=0427291| geo_cat=adm2nd
munwebpage=www.rodoy.kommune.noRødøy is a municipality in the county of
Nordland , Norway.Rødøy was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see
formannskapsdistrikt ).Meløy was separated from Rødøy January 1, 1884.The municipality consists of islands outside Norway's second biggest glacier,
Svartisen .The name
The Norse form of the name was "Rauðøy". The first element is "rauðr" 'red' (probably referring to the colour of the rocks of the island), the last element is "øy" f 'island'.
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1988). The highest mountain of the island is called "Rødøyløva" 'the lion of Rødøy' (because its profile resembles a lion, [http://www.rodoy.kommune.no/nordland/rodoy/rodoyk.nsf/bilder/0160FC281B06E4B4C1256D3500424743/$FILE/rodoyloven.big.jpg] ). However, there are higher mountains in the municipality, such as
Blokktind .
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