Sandnessjøen Municipality
Sandnessjøen Municipality
Sandnessjøen herred | |
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| Stamnes herred (historic name) | |
Nordland within Norway | |
Sandnessjøen within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 66°01′05″N 12°36′57″E / 66.0181°N 12.6159°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Helgeland |
| Established | 1 July 1899 |
| • Preceded by | Alstahaug Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Alstahaug Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Sandnessjøen |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 44.9 km2 (17.3 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #473 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,072 m (3,517 ft) |
| Population (1964) | |
• Total | 3,753 |
| • Rank | #254 in Norway |
| • Density | 83.6/km2 (217/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +44.9% |
| Demonym | Sandnessjøværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1821 |
Sandnessjøen (historically named Stamnes) is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 45-square-kilometre (17 sq mi) municipality existed from 1899 until its dissolution in 1965. The municipality encompassed the northern part of the island of Alsta in what is now Alstahaug Municipality. Originally, it (briefly) also included all of what is now Leirfjord Municipality as well. The administrative centre of the municipality was the town of Sandnessjøen.
Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the 45-square-kilometre (17 sq mi) municipality was the 473rd largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Sandnessjøen Municipality was the 254th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,753. The municipality's population density was 83.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (217/sq mi) and its population had increased by 44.9% over the previous 10-year period.