Eikefjord Municipality

Eikefjord Municipality
Eikefjord herad
View of the Eikefjorden
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway
Eikefjord within Sogn og Fjordane
Coordinates: 61°35′04″N 05°27′29″E / 61.58444°N 5.45806°E / 61.58444; 5.45806
CountryNorway
CountySogn og Fjordane
DistrictSunnfjord
Established1 Jan 1923
 • Preceded byKinn_Municipality_
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byFlora Municipality
Administrative centreEikefjord
Government
 • Mayor (1962–1963)Alf Svarthumle
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
168.2 km2 (64.9 sq mi)
 • Rank#413 in Norway
Highest elevation
1,021 m (3,350 ft)
Population
 (1963)
 • Total
946
 • Rank#620 in Norway
 • Density5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
 −8.3%
Official language
 • Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1435

Eikefjord is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 168.2-square-kilometre (64.9 sq mi) municipality existed from 1923 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Kinn Municipality in the traditional district of Sunnfjord in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the village of Eikefjord where Eikefjord Church is located.

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 168.2-square-kilometre (64.9 sq mi) municipality was the 413th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Eikefjord Municipality was the 620th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 946. The municipality's population density was 5.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 8.3% over the previous 10-year period.