- Nordfold-Kjerringøy
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Nordfold-Kjerringøy is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway.
It was created when Folden was split into Nordfold-Kjerringøy and Sørfold on 1 January 1887. At that time Nordfold-Kjerringøy had a population of 1.347. On 1 January 1894 the farm Movik with 30 inhabitants was moved administratively to Sørfold.
Nordfold-Kjerringøy existed until 1 January 1906, when it was split to form the two new municipalities Nordfold and Kjerringøy. Before the partition Nordfold-Kjerringøy had a population of 2.342.
References
- Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdfl.
Categories:- Former municipalities of Norway
- Nordland geography stubs
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