Official Name: | Moldjord |
Other Name: | Moldjorda |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Nordland#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Moldjord |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Nordland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Salten |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Beiarn Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 8110 Moldjord |
Coordinates: | 67.0067°N 14.5764°W |
Elevation M: | 11 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Moldjord[2] is the administrative centre of Beiarn Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the Beiar River, about south of the river's mouth at the Beiar Fjord. The village is home to the Beiarn Church, the main church for the municipality. The village has about 150 residents (in 2016).[3]
Climate type is dominated by the winter season, a long, bitterly cold period with short, clear days, relatively little precipitation mostly in the form of snow, and low humidity. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Dfc" (Continental Subarctic Climate).[4]