Gimsøy Municipality
Gimsøy Municipality
Gimsøy herred | |
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| Gimsø herred (historic name) | |
View of the mountains in Gimsøy | |
Nordland within Norway | |
Gimsøy within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 68°19′15″N 14°14′29″E / 68.3207°N 14.2413°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Lofoten |
| Established | 1856 |
| • Preceded by | Vaagan Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Vågan Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Gimsøysand |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1956-1963) | Konrad Høydahl ((V)) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 186.5 km2 (72.0 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #386 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 818 m (2,684 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,600 |
| • Rank | #521 in Norway |
| • Density | 8.6/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −10% |
| Demonym | Gimsøy-folk |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1864 |
Gimsøy is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 186.5-square-kilometre (72.0 sq mi) municipality existed from 1856 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located in the northwestern part of what is now Vågan Municipality. The municipality consisted of the island of Gimsøya and the northwestern part of the larger neighboring island of Austvågøya. The municipality also included 407 other small islands as well as hundreds of little islets and skerries, all of which are located in the Lofoten archipelago. The administrative centre was located at the village of Gimsøysand, where the Gimsøy Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 186.5-square-kilometre (72.0 sq mi) municipality was the 386th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Gimsøy Municipality was the 521st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,600. The municipality's population density was 8.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (22/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 10% over the previous 10-year period.