Businesses in Melbu

Categories in Melbu

Auto Parts Store Commercial fishing and hunting Import Export Company Association or Organization Construction of buildings Contractor Education Tourist Attraction Cafes Grocery stores and supermarkets Restaurants Furniture stores Business to Business Service Real Estate Agency Residential Property Rentals Hotels and motels Lodging Travel Agency

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Melbu

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Construction of buildings	23
Wholesale of machinery	13
Corporate management	10
Grocery stores and supermarkets	10
Education	10
Restaurants	9
Commercial fishing and hunting	8
Other construction	8
Unreachable	8
Beauty salons	6
Hardware store	6
Real estate	6
Dentists	6
Museums	6
Shopping	6

Melbu Facts

Area	1.6 km²
Population	2,658
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-29.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-5.6%
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	68.50246, 14.79962
Postal Codes	8445, 8459

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Melbu Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	3,757	3,184	2,817	2,569	2,658
Population Density	2,404.5 / km²	2,037.8 / km²	1,802.9 / km²	1,644.2 / km²	1,701.1 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Melbu Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 8.8% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Melbu	-31.6%	-19.3%	-8.8%
Nordland	-10.2%	-2.7%	+0.7%
Norway	+30.2%	+23.2%	+16.4%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Melbu Population Density

Population Density: 1,701 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Melbu	2,658	1.563 km²	1,701 / km²
Nordland	241,993	80,996.9 km²	3 / km²
Norway	4.9 million	322,754.2 km²	15.2 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Melbu Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1100 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Melbu

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Melbu

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Nordland CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Nordland	2,013,101 tn	8.32 tn	24.9 tons/km²
Norway	86,855,170 tn	17.74 tn	269.1 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Nordland CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	2,013,101 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	8.32 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	24.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
9/24/10	10:57 PM	4	50.9 km	19,400 m	northern Norway	usgs.gov
4/11/08	6:02 AM	3.4	77.6 km	100 m	northern Norway	usgs.gov
2/18/93	2:24 AM	3.4	61.7 km	10,000 m	northern Norway	usgs.gov
11/16/92	1:30 AM	3.1	91 km	10,000 m	northern Norway	usgs.gov
6/12/92	4:48 AM	3.1	96.8 km	10,000 m	northern Norway	usgs.gov
4/21/92	12:04 AM	3	81.1 km	10,000 m	northern Norway	usgs.gov
1/25/92	12:26 PM	3	85 km	10,000 m	northern Norway	usgs.gov
1/25/92	12:16 PM	3.3	93.7 km	10,000 m	northern Norway	usgs.gov
1/22/92	6:58 PM	3.3	97 km	10,000 m	northern Norway	usgs.gov
1/10/92	10:25 PM	4.6	92.4 km	10,000 m	northern Norway	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Melbu

Melbu is a village in the municipality of Hadsel in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Hadseløya on the northern shore of the Hadselfjorden. Melbu is one of two population centres on the island of Hadseløya, and it is called "The..

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