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 1.73km2 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.EconomyMelbu has one of the biggest fish processing facilities of Norway Seafoods/Aker Seafoods in Northern Norway. Several main factory trawler licenses are permanently related to the factory facilities in Melbu. There are also other industry facilities connected to fish processing, aquaculture, and other marine industry in Melbu.
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