Buksnes Municipality
Buksnes Municipality
Buksnes herred | |
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View of Gravdal and surrounding area | |
Nordland within Norway | |
Buksnes within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 68°07′01″N 13°33′37″E / 68.11694°N 13.56028°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Lofoten |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1963 |
| • Succeeded by | Vestvågøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Gravdal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1956-1962) | Alsing Wik (H) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 103.9 km2 (40.1 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #521 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 955.91 m (3,136.19 ft) |
| Population (1962) | |
• Total | 4,373 |
| • Rank | #197 in Norway |
| • Density | 42.1/km2 (109/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −5.5% |
| Demonym | Buksnesfolk |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1860 |
Buksnes is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 104-square-kilometre (40 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1963. It comprised the western part of the island of Vestvågøya in what is now Vestvågøy Municipality. The administrative centre was located in the village of Gravdal where the main church for the municipality, Buksnes Church, is located. Other villages in Buksnes included Ballstad and Leknes.
Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 104-square-kilometre (40 sq mi) municipality was the 521st largest by area out of the 705 municipalities in Norway. Buksnes Municipality was the 197th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 4,373. The municipality's population density was 42.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (109/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 5.5% over the previous 10-year period.