Nordfold-Kjerringøy Municipality

Nordfold-Kjerringøy Municipality
Nordfold-Kjerringøy herred
Nordfolden og Kjerringø herred  (historic name)
NordfoldenKjerringø 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 / 67.76333; 15.23278
CountryNorway
CountyNordland
DistrictSalten
Established1 Jan 1887
  Preceded byFolden Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1906
  Succeeded byNordfold 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
  Density3.2/km2 (8/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Nordfoldværing
Kjerringøyværing
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-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).