Country Norway County Nordland Municipality ID NO-1846 | Region Northern Norway District Salten Time zone CET (UTC+01:00) | |
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Weather -6°C, Wind NW at 18 km/h, 72% Humidity | ||
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.
History
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.