Kyrkjebø Municipality
Kyrkjebø Municipality
Kyrkjebø herad | |
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| Kirkebø herred (historic name) Klævold herred (historic name) | |
View of Kyrkjebø Church | |
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway | |
Kyrkjebø within Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Coordinates: 61°09′49″N 05°53′59″E / 61.16361°N 5.89972°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District | Sogn |
| Established | 1 Jan 1858 |
| • Preceded by | Lavik Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Høyanger Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Kyrkjebø |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1956–1963) | Albert Hellem |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 667 km2 (258 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #146 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,455.53 m (4,775.4 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 4,653 |
| • Rank | #190 in Norway |
| • Density | 7/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +0.1% |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1416 |
Kyrkjebø is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 667-square-kilometre (258 sq mi) municipality existed from 1858 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Høyanger Municipality in the traditional district of Sogn in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the village of Kyrkjebø. Other villages in the municipality included Vadheim, Ortnevik, Høyanger, and Bjordal.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 667-square-kilometre (258 sq mi) municipality was the 146th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Kyrkjebø Municipality was the 190th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 4,653. The municipality's population density was 7 inhabitants per square kilometre (18/sq mi) and its population had increased by 0.1% over the previous 10-year period.