Nordfold (municipality)
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Nordfold is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 561-square-kilometre (217 sq mi) municipality existed from 1906 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality surrounded the Nordfolda branch off of the Folda fjord in what is now Steigen Municipality, plus a small portion of the present-day Sørfold Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Nordfold, where the Nordfold Church is located.[3][4]
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Nordfold Municipality
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Coordinates: 67.7623°N 15.2302°E / 67.7623; 15.2302 | |
Country | Norway |
County | Nordland |
District | Salten |
Established | 1 Jan 1906 |
• Preceded by | Nordfold-Kjerringøy |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Succeeded by | Steigen and Sørfold |
Administrative centre | Nordfold |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 561 km2 (217 sq mi) |
Population (1964) | |
• Total | 1,212 |
• Density | 2.2/km2 (5.6/sq mi) |
Demonym | Nordfoldværing[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1846[2] |
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