Borge Municipality (Nordland)
Borge Municipality
Borge herred | |
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View of the old Borge Church (burned down in 1983) | |
Nordland within Norway | |
Borge within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 68°14′41″N 13°46′14″E / 68.24472°N 13.77056°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Lofoten |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1963 |
| • Succeeded by | Vestvågøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Bøstad |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1951-1962) | Birger Val (H) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 193.4 km2 (74.7 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #379 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 955.91 m (3,136.19 ft) |
| Population (1962) | |
• Total | 4,082 |
| • Rank | #208 in Norway |
| • Density | 21.1/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −10.4% |
| Demonyms | Borgefjerding Borgfjerding |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1862 |
Borge is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 193-square-kilometre (75 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until 1963. It was located on the northern part of the island of Vestvågøya in what is now Vestvågøy Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Bøstad where Borge Church is located. Other villages in the municipality included Borg, Knutstad, and Tangstad.
Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 193-square-kilometre (75 sq mi) municipality was the 379th largest by area out of the 705 municipalities in Norway. Borge Municipality was the 208th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 4,082. The municipality's population density was 21.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (55/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 10.4% over the previous 10-year period.