Kjerringøy Municipality
Kjerringøy Municipality
Kjerringøy herred | |
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| Kjerringø herred (historic name) | |
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 | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Salten |
| Established | 1 Jan 1906 |
| • Preceded by | Nordfolden-Kjerringø Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Bodin Municipality and Steigen Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Kjerringøy |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 176.1 km2 (68.0 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #406 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,156 m (3,793 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 573 |
| • Rank | #672 in Norway |
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (9/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −17% |
| Demonym | Kjerringøyværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1844 |
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.
Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 176-square-kilometre (68 sq mi) municipality was the 406th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Kjerringøy Municipality was the 672nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 573. The municipality's population density was 3.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.5/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 17% over the previous 10-year period.