Leirfjord

Infobox_Kommune
name=Leirfjord
idnumber=1822
county=Nordland
landscape=Helgeland
capital=Leirfjord
governor=Ivan Haugland (Ap)
governor_as_of=2003
arearank=216
area=465
arealand=451
areapercent=0.14
population_as_of=2005
populationrank=322
population=2,156
populationpercent=0.05
populationdensity=5
populationincrease=-3.8
language=Neutral
lat_deg=66| lat_min=6| lat_sec=46| lon_deg=13| lon_min=7| lon_sec=51
utm_zone=33W| utm_northing=7333753 |utm_easting=0415552| geo_cat=adm2nd

munwebpage=www.leirfjord.kommune.no

Leirfjord is a municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway.

Leirfjord was separated from Sandnessjøen July 1, 1915. The large Helgeland Bridge is partly located in the municipality.

The name

The municipality is named after the fjord Leirfjorden. The old name of the fjord was probably just "*Leiri" - derived from the name of the river "Leira", which has its mouth in the bottom of the fjord. The rivername is derived from the word "leirr" m 'clay'.

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1992). The green cross is meant to symbolize forestry.