Nordfold-Kjerringøy Municipality
Nordfold-Kjerringøy herred | |
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| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Salten |
| Municipality ID | NO-1846 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Created from | Folden in 1887 |
| Split into | Nordfold and Kjerringøy in 1906 |
Nordfold-Kjerringøy is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality covered the southern part of the present-day municipality of Steigen, the northern part of the present-day municipality of Bodø, and the northern part of the present-day municipality of Sørfold.
History
The municipality of Nordfold-Kjerringøy was established on 1 January 1887, when the municipality of Folden was split into two new municipalities: Nordfold-Kjerringøy and Sørfold. Initially, Nordfold-Kjerringøy had a population of 1,347. On 1 January 1894 the Movik farm (population: 30) on the north side of the Sagfjorden was moved administratively from Nordfold-Kjerringøy to Sørfold. On 1 January 1906, Nordfold-Kjerringøy ceased to exist when it was split into two new municipalities: Nordfold and Kjerringøy. Before the partition, Nordfold-Kjerringøy had a population of 2,342.[1]
References
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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