Kjerringøy
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Kjerringøy is a former municipality in Nordland
county, Norway. The administrative centre was the village Kjerringøy.
It was created when Nordfold-Kjerringøy
was split into Kjerringøy and Nordfold
on 1 January 1906. At that time Kjerringøy had a population of 857.
On 1 January 1964 Kjerringøy was incorporated into Bodin
, its neighboring municipality to the south. The exception was the Brennsund district, which was moved to Steigen
. Prior to the merger Kjerringøy had a population of 574. In 1968 Bodin was incorporated into Bodø
.
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...
county, Norway. The administrative centre was the village Kjerringøy.
It was created when Nordfold-Kjerringøy
Nordfold-Kjerringøy
Nordfold-Kjerringøy is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway.It was created when Folden was split into Nordfold-Kjerringøy and Sørfold on 1 January 1887. At that time Nordfold-Kjerringøy had a population of 1.347...
was split into Kjerringøy and Nordfold
Nordfold
Nordfold is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The administrative centre was the village Nordfold.It was created when Nordfold-Kjerringøy was split into Nordfold and Kjerringøy on 1 January 1906. At that time Nordfold had a population of 1,485....
on 1 January 1906. At that time Kjerringøy had a population of 857.
On 1 January 1964 Kjerringøy was incorporated into Bodin
Bodin
Bodin is a parish and former municipality in Nordland county, Norway.-History:Bodin was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 . Some smaller parts of the municipality were transferred to the town of Bodø January 1, 1901 and July 1, 1938...
, its neighboring municipality to the south. The exception was the Brennsund district, which was moved to Steigen
Steigen
Steigen is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Leinesfjord....
. Prior to the merger Kjerringøy had a population of 574. In 1968 Bodin was incorporated into Bodø
Bodø
is a city and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten region.The city of Bodø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Bodin was merged with Bodø on 1 January 1968. Skjerstad was merged with Bodø on 1 January 2005...
.