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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 Pearl of Vesteraalen". The other being the town of Stokmarknes in the north. The village has a population (2013) of 2,207. The population density is . 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 to the north.