Andenes Municipality

Andenes Municipality
Andenes herred
Nordland within Norway
Andenes within Nordland
Coordinates: 69°18′52″N 16°07′10″E / 69.3144°N 16.1194°E / 69.3144; 16.1194
CountryNorway
CountyNordland
DistrictVesterålen
Established1 Jan 1924
  Preceded byDverberg Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
  Succeeded byAndøy Municipality
Administrative centreAndenes
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total
70.6 km2 (27.3 sq mi)
  Rank#557 in Norway
Highest elevation
466.9 m (1,531.8 ft)
Population
 (1963)
  Total
3,615
  Rank#246 in Norway
  Density51.2/km2 (133/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 +29.5%
DemonymAndværing
Official language
  Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1873

Andenes is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 71-square-kilometre (27 sq mi) municipality existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality included the northern part of the island of Andøya as well as many small surrounding islets and skerries in what is now Andøy Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Andenes where the Andenes Church is located.

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 71-square-kilometre (27 sq mi) municipality was the 557th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Andenes Municipality was the 246th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,615. The municipality's population density was 51.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (133/sq mi) and its population had increased by 29.5% over the previous 10-year period.