Dalsfjord Municipality
Dalsfjord Municipality
Dalsfjord herred | |
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Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Dalsfjord within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°07′27″N 05°56′35″E / 62.12417°N 5.94306°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Sunnmøre |
| Established | 1 July 1924 |
| • Preceded by | Volda Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Volda Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Dravlaus |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1960–1963) | S.P. Løvik |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 164.5 km2 (63.5 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #418 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,285 m (4,216 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,150 |
| • Rank | #590 in Norway |
| • Density | 7/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −0.2% |
| Demonym | Dalsfjording |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1518 |
Dalsfjord is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 164.5-square-kilometre (63.5 sq mi) municipality existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Volda Municipality in the traditional district of Sunnmøre. The administrative centre was the village of Dravlaus. Other villages in the municipality included Ulvestadbygda (Ulvestad, Lauvstad, and Sætre), Åmelfot, Steinsvik, and Dalsbygda.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 164.5-square-kilometre (63.5 sq mi) municipality was the 418th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Dalsfjord Municipality was the 590th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,150. The municipality's population density was 7 inhabitants per square kilometre (18/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 0.2% over the previous 10-year period.