Kjerringøy (municipality)

Kjerringøy herred
Former municipality
View of the village of Kjerringøy

Nordland within
Norway

Kjerringøy within Nordland
Coordinates: 67°31′10″N 14°45′51″E / 67.5195°N 14.7643°E / 67.5195; 14.7643Coordinates: 67°31′10″N 14°45′51″E / 67.5195°N 14.7643°E / 67.5195; 14.7643
Country Norway
County Nordland
District Salten
Established 1 Jan 1906
Disestablished 1 Jan 1964
Administrative centre Kjerringøy
Area
 • Total 176 km2 (68 sq mi)
  *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population (1964)
 • Total 574
 • Density 3.3/km2 (8.4/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code NO-1844
Preceded by Nordfold-Kjerringøy in 1906
Succeeded by Bodin and Steigen in 1964
Data from Statistics Norway

Kjerringøy is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 176-square-kilometre (68 sq mi) municipality existed from 1906 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality included the coastal and island areas around the entrance to the Folda fjord, plus the northern coast of the Mistfjorden to the south of the Folda fjord. About 400 small islands totaling about 11 square kilometres (4.2 sq mi) were part of the municipality. The areas are located in what is now Bodø Municipality and a small part in Steigen Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Kjerringøy where Kjerringøy Church is located.[1][2]

History

The municipality of Kjerringøy was established on 1 January 1906 when the old municipality of Nordfold-Kjerringøy was split into Kjerringøy (population: 857) and Nordfold (population: 1,485). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Kjerringøy ceased to exist. Most of Kjerringøy (population: 524) was incorporated into the municipality of Bodin, its neighbor to the south. The Brennsund district north of the Folda fjord (population: 30), was incorporated into Steigen Municipality. Prior to the merger Kjerringøy had a population of 574. Later, on 1 January 1968, Bodin (including most of Kjerringøy) was incorporated into the Bodø Municipality.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-05-30). "Kjerringøy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  2. ↑ Helland, Amund (1908). "Kjerringø herred". Norges land og folk: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian). XVIII. Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 298. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  3. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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