page_title: Brønnøysund
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Brønnøysund / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Norsk bokmål: Brønnøysund, her sett fra Mofjellet, strekker seg ut som en halvøy omkranset av øyer, holmer og skjær.
context_page_description: Brønnøysund is a town and the administrative centre of Brønnøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is also a former municipality within Nordland county. The village of Brønnøysund originally was declared a ladested in 1923 which made it an independent municipality. After merging with Brønnøy in 1964, it lost its town status. Then in 2000, it once again received town status. The town lies along the coast and is often called "the coastal town in the middle of Norway." Brønnøysund is also the regional center of Southern Helgeland.
  The 3.38-square-kilometre town has a population of 5,045 and a population density of 1,493 inhabitants per square kilometre.
context_section_description: Brønnøysund sits on a narrow peninsula on the mainland surrounded by islands and water.  The town is connected to the island Torget by the Brønnøysund Bridge.
caption: Brønnøysund and the bridge to the adjacent island Torget with Torghatten
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