[5] The other main population centres of Nærøysund include Abelvær, Foldereid, Gravvika, Ottersøya, Salsbruket, Steine, Torstad, Austafjord, Ramstad, Garstad, and Valøya.

The first element is maybe the stem form of the name of the Norse god Njord (but it is suspicious that it is not in the genitive case).

Here is a list of people who have held this position: The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Nærøysund is made up of 27 representatives that are elected to four year terms.

The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

Nærøysund is named after the Nærøysundet strait between the islands of Inner-Vikna, Marøya, Nærøya and the mainland.

There are three main islands, Inner-Vikna, Mellom-Vikna and Ytter-Vikna, which all three are connected to the mainland by bridges.

The largest town, Rørvik, with the main harbor, is situated on Inner-Vikna facing the mainland.

The mainland part of the municipality is more rugged, with mountains up to 873 meter ASL, but also of some lowland areas around the town of Kolvereid.

Nordøyan is warmer in winter with coldest monthly mean 1.4 °C (34.5 °F), but is cooler in summer compared to Rørvik.