Ullsfjord Municipality
Ullsfjord Municipality
Ullsfjord herred | |
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| Sørfjord herred (historic name) Sørfjorden herred (historic name) | |
View of Ullsfjord Church in Sjursnes | |
Troms within Norway | |
Ullsfjord within Troms | |
| Coordinates: 69°31′57″N 19°38′27″E / 69.53250°N 19.64083°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Troms |
| District | Hålogaland |
| Established | 1902 |
| • Preceded by | Lyngen Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Tromsø Municipality and Lyngen Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Sjursnes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1951–1963) | Hans Kristian Hauan (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 657.8 km2 (254.0 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #150 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,834 m (6,017 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 2,208 |
| • Rank | #406 in Norway |
| • Density | 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +3.7% |
| Demonym | Ullsfjording |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1937 |
Ullsfjord (historically: Sørfjord) is a former municipality in Troms county in Norway. The 658-square-kilometre (254 sq mi) municipality existed from 1902 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located in what is now the eastern part of Tromsø Municipality and the southwestern part of Lyngen Municipality. The municipality encompassed the area surrounding the Ullsfjorden between Tromsø and Lyngen municipalities. The administrative centre was the village of Sjursnes where Ullsfjord Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 657.8-square-kilometre (254.0 sq mi) municipality was the 150th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Ullsfjord Municipality was the 406th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 2,208. The municipality's population density was 3.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.8/sq mi) and its population had increased by 3.7% over the previous 10-year period.