Vigra Municipality
Vigra Municipality
Vigra herad | |
|---|---|
| Roald herred (historic name) | |
View of Vigra island | |
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Vigra within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°33′28″N 06°04′42″E / 62.55778°N 6.07833°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Sunnmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1890 |
| • Preceded by | Haram Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Giske Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Roald |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1959–1963) | Karl O. Blindheim (LL) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 20.1 km2 (7.8 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #627 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 122 m (400 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,571 |
| • Rank | #528 in Norway |
| • Density | 78.2/km2 (203/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +15.5% |
| Demonym | Vigring |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1533 |
Vigra is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 20-square-kilometre (7.7 sq mi) municipality existed from 1890 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Giske Municipality in the traditional district of Sunnmøre. The administrative centre was the village of Roald and Vigra Church was the main church for the municipality.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 20.1-square-kilometre (7.8 sq mi) municipality was the 627th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Vigra Municipality was the 528th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,571. The municipality's population density was 78.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (203/sq mi) and its population had increased by 15.5% over the previous 10-year period.