Nord-Vågsøy Municipality
Nord-Vågsøy Municipality
Nord-Vågsøy herad | |
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| Nord-Vaagsøy herred (historic name) Nordre Vaagsø herred (historic name) | |
View of Refvikstranda | |
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway | |
Nord-Vågsøy within Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Coordinates: 61°59′07″N 05°08′24″E / 61.98528°N 5.14000°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District | Nordfjord |
| Established | 1 Jan 1910 |
| • Preceded by | Selje Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Vågsøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Raudeberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1945–1964) | Leif Iversen (H) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 41.5 km2 (16.0 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #596 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 504 m (1,654 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,450 |
| • Rank | #544 in Norway |
| • Density | 34.9/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +13.6% |
| Demonym | Vågsøyværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1440 |
Nord-Vågsøy is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 41.5-square-kilometre (16.0 sq mi) municipality existed from 1910 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Kinn Municipality in the traditional district of Nordfjord in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the village of Raudeberg where the Nord-Vågsøy Church is located. Other villages in Nord-Vågsøy include Halsør, Vedvika, Refvika, Kvalheim, and Kråkenes.
Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 41.5-square-kilometre (16.0 sq mi) municipality was the 596th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Nord-Vågsøy Municipality was the 544th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,450. The municipality's population density was 34.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (90/sq mi) and its population had increased by 13.6% over the previous 10-year period.