Editing Andøy Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Nordland, Norway}}
{{Redirect|Andøy|other uses|Andoy (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Andøy
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = Andenes, Norway 2006.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the village of Andenes in Andøy
|idnumber               = 1871
|county                 = Nordland
|district               = Vesterålen
|capital                = [[Andenes]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1964
|preceded               = [[Andenes Municipality|Andenes]], [[Bjørnskinn Municipality|Bjørnskinn]], and [[Dverberg Municipality|Dverberg]]
|demonym                = Andværing
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Andøy komm.svg
|flag                   = Flag of Andøy.svg
|webpage                = https://www.andoy.kommune.no/
|mayor                  = Kjell-Are Johansen
|mayor_party            = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|elevation_max_m        = 889.18
|highest_point_ref      = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/fakta-om-norge/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>
|area_rank              = 172
|area_total_km2         = 656.18
|area_land_km2          = 616.77
|area_water_km2         = 39.41
|area_water_percent     = 6
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 191
|population_total       = 4553
|population_density_km2 = 6.9
|population_increase    = -8.8
|coordinates            = {{coord|69|05|40|N|15|45|52|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Andøy''' is the northernmost [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Nordland]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Vesterålen]] [[archipelago]]. The main [[island]] in the municipality is [[Andøya]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Andenes]] at the northernmost point in the municipality. Other villages in the municipality include [[Bjørnskinn]], [[Bleik]], [[Dverberg]], [[Fiskenes]], [[Fornes, Nordland|Fornes]], Nordmela, [[Risøyhamn]], [[Skarstein]], [[Å, Andøy|Å]], [[Åknes, Nordland|Åknes]], and [[Åse, Nordland|Åse]].

The {{convert|656|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 172nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Andøy is the 191st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,553. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|6.9|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 8.8% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==General information==
[[File:Bleik andøya.jpg|thumb|left|Andenes and Bleik are located on the northern part of [[Andøya]]]]
The municipality of Andøy was established as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. Andøy Municipality was created from the merger of [[Andenes Municipality]] (population: 3,812), [[Bjørnskinn Municipality]] (population: 1,835), and [[Dverberg Municipality]] (population: 1,719). Initially, the new Andøy Municipality had 7,366 residents. The municipal boundaries have not changed since that time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality is named after the island on which it is located, [[Andøya]] ({{langx|non|Amdarøy}}). The first element is the [[genitive case]] of the old uncompounded name of the island {{lang|non|Ǫmd}} which has an unknown meaning. The last element is {{wikt-lang|no|øy}} which means "[[island]]".<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Andøy |url=http://snl.no/And%C3%B8y |access-date=2012-08-05 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4i5MAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt |date=1905 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=16 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=404 and 411 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 7 January 1983. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], a schnecke [[argent]] from base [[Dexter and sinister|sinister]] to sinister"'' ({{langx|no|Delt av blått og sølv ved virvelsnitt mot venstre}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) that is divided by a [[Line (heraldry)|line]] called a ''schnecke'' (a swirling counter-clockwise spiral design that is looks like a [[Ocean surface wave|wave]]). The field located below the line has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The tincture above the line is blue. The colors and design of the arms were chosen as a symbol for the fact that the municipality is situated at the [[sea]] and that [[fishing]] is important economically to the municipality. The arms were designed by [[Hallvard Trætteberg]] after an idea of Henry Oddlo Erichsen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Andøy |access-date=2023-01-29 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Andøy, Nordland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-18-71.html |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1983-03-08 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1983-01-07-29 |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has three parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Andøy Municipality. It is part of the [[Vesterålen prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Andøy'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Andenes||[[Andenes Church]]||[[Andenes]]||1876
|-
|Bjørnskinn||[[Bjørnskinn Church]]||[[Bjørnskinn]]||1885
|-
|rowspan="2"|Dverberg||[[Dverberg Church]]||[[Dverberg]]||1843
|-
|[[Fornes Chapel]]||[[Fornes, Nordland|Fornes]]||1965
|}

===Rocket Range===
[[Andøya Space]], formerly Andøya Rocket Range, is a civilian rocket range located a few kilometres south of Andenes. As of 2022, construction is in progress for a spaceport capable of launching small satellites. Andøya Space supports research as well as providing educational programming and military work. It also operates another launch site in [[Ny-Ålesund]], Svalbard.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About ASC |url=https://www.andoyaspace.no/about-asc/ |access-date=12 December 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Andoya3.JPG|thumb|left|Part of Andøya seen towards the east]]
[[File:Forfjord.jpg|thumb|left|Forfjord valley on Hinnøya, partly in Andøy municipality.]]
Andøy Municipality is spread across the island of [[Andøya]] (the northernmost island in the [[Vesterålen]] [[archipelago]]) and the northeastern part of the island of [[Hinnøya]] (the largest and most populous island in Norway). The municipality also consists of smaller [[Skerry|skerries]] including Bleiksøya, Vomma, and Stavaøyan. Andøy is located between the [[Gavlfjorden]] and the [[Andfjorden]], and the [[Risøysundet]] strait separates the two main islands in Andøy. The [[Andøy Bridge]] connects the two islands.

The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|889.18|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Skrivartinden.<ref name="elev" /> The midsection of the island consists of [[bog]]s and [[marsh]]es, known for their Arctic [[cloudberry|cloudberries]]. There are numerous lakes on the island including [[Bleiksvatnet]] and [[Skogvollvatnet]]. The island is also the only place in continental Norway where [[coal]] and [[fossil]]s from [[dinosaur]]s are found. Forfjorddalen [[nature reserve]] on Hinnøya has some of the oldest [[pine]] trees in [[Scandinavia]], some more than 700 years old.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Forfjorddalen naturreservat |url=http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1569#8400 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207092548/http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1569#8400 |archive-date=2012-02-07 |access-date=2008-11-18 |language=no}}</ref>

===Birdlife===
Lying furthest north in the area known as Vesterålen, Andøy is a mixture of vast areas of [[marsh]]land [[fen]]s, with a backdrop of high peaked mountains such as [[Kvasstinden]]. The coast is famous for its sheltered [[bay]]s with white sandy shores. The area has a rich bird life and this is reflected in some good birding localities like Forfjorddalen Nature Reserve and Skogvoll, the latter a [[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar]] site of international importance.

The [[bird cliff]] at Bleiksøya, outside of [[Bleik]], is a spectacular and photogenic landmark outside the northern part of Andøya, with many species of [[seabird]]s including [[puffin]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bleiksøya naturreservat |url=http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1537#7565 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210101438/http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1537#7565 |archive-date=2009-02-10 |access-date=2008-11-18 |language=no}}</ref>

===Climate===
Andøya has a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc).

{{Weather box
|location = Andenes 1991-2020 (10 m, extremes 1958-2025)
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|Jan record high C = 9.0
|Feb record high C = 9.5
|Mar record high C = 9.6
|Apr record high C = 15.1
|May record high C = 22.5
|Jun record high C = 27.2
|Jul record high C = 27.6
|Aug record high C = 25.7
|Sep record high C = 22.0
|Oct record high C = 16.6
|Nov record high C = 14
|Dec record high C = 10.5
|year record high C = 27.6
|Jan high C = 1.2
|Feb high C = 0.7
|Mar high C = 1.5
|Apr high C = 4.2
|May high C = 8.3
|Jun high C = 11.1
|Jul high C = 14
|Aug high C = 13.9
|Sep high C = 11.1
|Oct high C = 6.7
|Nov high C = 3.8
|Dec high C = 2.1
|year high C = 
|Jan mean C = -0.9
|Feb mean C = -1.4
|Mar mean C = -0.6
|Apr mean C = 2
|May mean C = 5.9
|Jun mean C = 8.9
|Jul mean C = 11.6
|Aug mean C = 11.6
|Sep mean C = 8.8
|Oct mean C = 4.7
|Nov mean C = 1.7
|Dec mean C = 0.2
|year mean C = 
|Jan low C = -3.4
|Feb low C = -4
|Mar low C = -3.3
|Apr low C = -0.9
|May low C = 3.1
|Jun low C = 6.7
|Jul low C = 9.3
|Aug low C = 9.1
|Sep low C = 6.2
|Oct low C = 2.4
|Nov low C = -0.3
|Dec low C = -2.3
|year low C = 
|Jan record low C = -19.9
|Feb record low C = -18.4
|Mar record low C = -19.8
|Apr record low C = -13.6
|May record low C = -10.5
|Jun record low C = -1.1
|Jul record low C = 0.6
|Aug record low C = 0.5
|Sep record low C = -4.2
|Oct record low C = -11.0
|Nov record low C = -14.1
|Dec record low C = -17.4
|year record low C = -19.9
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 118.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 102.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 88.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 74.7
|May precipitation mm = 59.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 52.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 66.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 75.6
|Sep precipitation mm = 110.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 146.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 107.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 119.1
|year precipitation mm = 1122.1
|source 1 = yr.no/Météo Climat <ref>{{Cite web |title=Météo Climat stats Norway 1991-2020 |url=http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/listenormale-1991-2020-1-p159.php |access-date=7 November 2021 |publisher=Météo Climat}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Météo climat stats extreme values for Andeyes |url=http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/index.php?page=stati&id=456 |access-date=24 March 2017 |publisher=Météo Climat}}</ref><ref>https://www.yr.no/en/statistics/table/5-87110/Norway/Nordland/And%C3%B8y/And%C3%B8ya%20LH?q=last-13-months|title=yr.no climate statistics for Andenes (monthly mean)</ref>
}}
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{{Weather box
|collapsed=yes 
|metric first= yes
|single line = yes
|location = [[Andøya]] 1961-1990
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
|Jan high C=0.3
|Feb high C=0.1
|Mar high C=0.8
|Apr high C=3.3
|May high C=7.5
|Jun high C=11.1
|Jul high C=13.5
|Aug high C=13.3
|Sep high C=10.0
|Oct high C=6.2
|Nov high C=2.8
|Dec high C=1.1
|year high C=5.8
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
|Jan mean C=-2.1
|Feb mean C=-2.2
|Mar mean C=-1.4
|Apr mean C=1.1
|May mean C=5.2
|Jun mean C=8.5
|Jul mean C=11.0
|Aug mean C=11.0
|Sep mean C=7.8
|Oct mean C=4.2
|Nov mean C=0.9
|Dec mean C=-1.2
|year mean C=3.6
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
|Jan low C=-5.1
|Feb low C=-5.2
|Mar low C=-4.4
|Apr low C=-1.8
|May low C=2.5
|Jun low C=6.2
|Jul low C=8.7
|Aug low C=8.3
|Sep low C=5.2
|Oct low C=1.7
|Nov low C=-1.7
|Dec low C=-4.0
|year low C=0.9
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
|precipitation colour= <!-- Enter "green" for green precipitation colours, remove this line for blue colouring. -->
|Jan precipitation mm=98
|Feb precipitation mm=86
|Mar precipitation mm=79
|Apr precipitation mm=68
|May precipitation mm=53
|Jun precipitation mm=61
|Jul precipitation mm=67
|Aug precipitation mm=77
|Sep precipitation mm=108
|Oct precipitation mm=144
|Nov precipitation mm=109
|Dec precipitation mm=110
|year precipitation mm=1060
<!-- Average number of precipitation days -->
|unit precipitation days= 1 mm
|Jan precipitation days=15.3
|Feb precipitation days=13.1
|Mar precipitation days=13.5
|Apr precipitation days=13.1
|May precipitation days=10.6
|Jun precipitation days=11.8
|Jul precipitation days=12.1
|Aug precipitation days=12.8
|Sep precipitation days=16.6
|Oct precipitation days=19.2
|Nov precipitation days=17.0
|Dec precipitation days=17.4
|year precipitation days=172.5
<!-- Mandatory fields, source -->
|source 1= Norwegian Meteorological Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=eKlima Web Portal |url=http://eklima.met.no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040614073527/http://eklima.met.no/ |archive-date=2004-06-14 |publisher=Norwegian Meteorological Institute}}</ref>
}}

==Government==
Andøy Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Midtre Hålogaland District Court]] and the [[Hålogaland Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Andøy is made up of 23 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Andøy
|start                     = 2024
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/nordland/andøy#seats |access-date=2023-12-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Andøy
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/nordland/and%C3%B8y#seats |access-date=2019-10-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Grønne                    = 2
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 14
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Andøy
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|Grønne                    = 1
|otherparty                = Andøy List
|otherparty_no             = Andøylista
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Andøy
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/nordland/and%C3%B8y#seats |access-date=2019-10-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Andøy List
|otherparty_no             = Andøylista
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Andøy
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Andøy
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Andøy
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Andøy
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Andøy
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 13
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Andøy
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Høyre                     = 14
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Andøy
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Høyre                     = 12
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|otherparty                = Free Voters' List
|otherparty_no             = Frie Velgeres liste 
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Andøy
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 12
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 4
|otherparty                = Andenes Non-party List
|otherparty_no             = Andenes Upolitiske Liste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|otherparty1               = Free Voters' List
|otherparty_no1            = Frie Velgeres Liste 
|otherparty_number1        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Andøy
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 5
|otherparty                = Andenes Non-party List
|otherparty_no             = Andenes Upolitiske Liste
|otherparty_number         = 3
|otherparty1               = Free Voters' List
|otherparty_no1            = Frie Velgeres Liste 
|otherparty_number1        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Andøy
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Høyre                     = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Andøy
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 9
|Local_Lists               = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Andøy
|start                     = 1964
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-03-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|AFS                       = 11
|Local_Lists               = 15
|note = On 1 January 1964, Andøy Municipality was created upon the merger of [[Andenes Municipality]], [[Bjørnskinn Municipality]], and [[Dverberg Municipality]].
|}}
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===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Andøy is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ordfører |url=https://www.andoy.kommune.no/politikk/kommunestyret/ordforer-og-vigsel/ordforer/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |publisher=Andøy kommune |language=no}}</ref>
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*1964-1964: Anton P. Medby 	
*1964–1966: Knut Bolstad
*1966–1967: [[Johan Kleppe]] ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1968–1973: Harold Nicolaisen ([[Conservative Party of Norway|H]])
*1974–1975: Ole Benjaminsen ([[Conservative Party of Norway|H]])
*1976-1979: [[Johan Kleppe]] ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1980-1995: Leif A. Iversen ([[Conservative Party of Norway|H]])
*1995-1999: Kjell-Are Johansen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1999-2019: Jonni Helge Solsvik ([[Conservative Party of Norway|H]])
*2019–2023: Knut Andreas Nordmo ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2023–present: Kjell-Are Johansen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
{{div col end}}

==Transportation==
The [[Hurtigruten]] boat stops at [[Risøyhamn]] in Andøy. [[Andøya Airport]] at Andenes is served by [[Widerøe]] airlines. During the summer, Andenes is connected to [[Gryllefjord]] on the island of [[Senja]] by the [[Andenes–Gryllefjord Ferry]]. By car, you reach Andøy on [[Norwegian County Road 82]], northbound from [[Sortland (town)|Sortland]].

==Military==
[[Andøya Air Station]] is located next to Andenes. It is the home of the 333rd [[Squadron (aviation)|Squadron]] of the [[Royal Norwegian Air Force]] and houses all [[P-3 Orion]] maritime patrol aircraft in the [[Norwegian Armed Forces]].

== Notable people ==
* [[Torbjørn Bratt]] (ca.1502 in Andenes – 1548), a clergyman who was the first [[Diocese of Trondhjem|Bishop of Trondheim]]
* [[Helmer Hanssen]] (1870 in Bjørnskinn – 1956), a sailor, pilot, and polar explorer who was one of the first five explorers to reach the South Pole with [[Roald Amundsen]]
* [[Nanna With]] (1874 in Andenes – 1965), a journalist and voice pedagogue 
* [[Torstein Raaby]] (1918 in Dverberg – 1964), a telegrapher, resistance fighter, explorer, and crew member on the [[Kon-Tiki expedition]]
* [[Finn Myrvang]] (born 1937 in Bjørnskinn), a historian, folklore collector, and academic
* [[Nick Borgen]] (born 1952 in Andenes), a Norwegian–Swedish musician, singer, and writer

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/andoy Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}

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