Nordfold-Kjerringøy Municipality
Nordfold-Kjerringøy Municipality
Nordfold-Kjerringøy herred | |
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| Nordfolden og Kjerringø herred (historic name) Nordfolden–Kjerringø herred (historic name) | |
View of Nordfold | |
Nordland within Norway | |
Nordfold-Kjerringøy within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 67°45′48″N 15°13′58″E / 67.76333°N 15.23278°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Salten |
| Established | 1 Jan 1887 |
| • Preceded by | Folden Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1906 |
| • Succeeded by | Nordfold Municipality and Kjerringøy Municipality |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 737 km2 (285 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,351.15 m (4,432.91 ft) |
| Population (1906) | |
• Total | 2,342 |
| • Density | 3.2/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Nordfoldværing Kjerringøyværing |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1846 |
Nordfold-Kjerringøy or Nordfold og Kjerringøy (historically spelled Nordfolden-Kjerringø or Nordfolden og Kjerringø) is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 737-square-kilometre (285 sq mi) municipality existed from 1887 until its dissolution in 1906. The municipality covered the area surrounding the entrance to the large Folda fjord plus the area surrounding the northern branch of that fjord. It included the southern part of what is now Steigen Municipality, the northern part of the present-day Bodø Municipality, and the northern part of what is now Sørfold Municipality.
Prior to its dissolution in 1906, the 737-square-kilometre (285 sq mi) municipality had a population of about 2,342. The municipality's population density was 3.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.3/sq mi).