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, the other being the town of Stokmarknes in the north. The 1.86-square-kilometre (460-acre) village has a population (2011) of 2,124. The population density is 1,142 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,960 /sq mi). Melbu is host to the annual Sommer-Melbu festival.
Melbu Church is located in this village. Melbu is also a school centre in Vesterålen, and has a ferry connection to Fiskebøl in the Lofoten islands to the south via the Melbu-Fiskebøl ferry. The nearest airport, Skagen, is about 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the north.
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