Eikefjord Municipality
Eikefjord Municipality
Eikefjord herad | |
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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 | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District | Sunnfjord |
| Established | 1 Jan 1923 |
| • Preceded by | Kinn_Municipality_ |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Flora Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Eikefjord |
| 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 |
| • Density | 5.6/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −8.3% |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-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.