Nordfold-Kjerringøy herred | |
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Former Municipality | |
Location in Nordland
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Coordinates: 67°45′48″N 15°13′58″E / 67.76333°N 15.23278°ECoordinates: 67°45′48″N 15°13′58″E / 67.76333°N 15.23278°E | |
Country | Norway |
Region | Northern Norway |
County | Nordland |
District | Salten |
Municipality ID | NO-1846 |
Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
Created from | Folden in 1887 |
Split into | Nordfold and Kjerringøy in 1906 |
Nordfold-Kjerringøy is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality covered the southern part of the present-day municipality of Steigen, the northern part of the present-day municipality of Bodø, and the northern part of the present-day municipality of Sørfold.
The municipality of Nordfold-Kjerringøy was established on 1 January 1887, when the municipality of Folden was split into two new municipalities: Nordfold-Kjerringøy and Sørfold. Initially, Nordfold-Kjerringøy had a population of 1,347. On 1 January 1894 the Movik farm (population: 30) on the north side of the Sagfjorden was moved administratively from Nordfold-Kjerringøy to Sørfold. On 1 January 1906, Nordfold-Kjerringøy ceased to exist when it was split into two new municipalities: Nordfold and Kjerringøy. Before the partition, Nordfold-Kjerringøy had a population of 2,342.