Andenes Municipality
Andenes Municipality
Andenes herred | |
|---|---|
Nordland within Norway | |
Andenes within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 69°18′52″N 16°07′10″E / 69.3144°N 16.1194°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Vesterålen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1924 |
| • Preceded by | Dverberg Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Andøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Andenes |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 70.6 km2 (27.3 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #557 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 466.9 m (1,532 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 3,615 |
| • Rank | #246 in Norway |
| • Density | 51.2/km2 (133/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +29.5% |
| Demonym | Andværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1873 |
ⓘ is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 71-square-kilometre (27 sq mi) municipality existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality included the northern part of the island of Andøya as well as many small surrounding islets and skerries in what is now Andøy Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Andenes where the Andenes Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 71-square-kilometre (27 sq mi) municipality was the 557th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Andenes Municipality was the 246th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,615. The municipality's population density was 51.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (133/sq mi) and its population had increased by 29.5% over the previous 10-year period.