Sør-Frøya Municipality
Sør-Frøya Municipality
Sør-Frøya herred | |
|---|---|
| Sørfrøya herred (historic name) | |
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Sør-Frøya within Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°40′37″N 08°37′06″E / 63.67694°N 8.61833°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Fosen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1906 |
| • Preceded by | Frøien Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Frøya Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Titran |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1956–1963) | Olaf Fillingsnes (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 105.2 km2 (40.6 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #508 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 2,198 |
| • Rank | #409 in Norway |
| • Density | 20.9/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −6.2% |
| Demonym | Sør-Frøyværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1619 |
Sør-Frøya is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 105-square-kilometre (41 sq mi) municipality existed from 1906 until its dissolution in 1964. Sør-Frøya Municipality included the southwestern part of the island of Frøya in what is now Frøya Municipality in Trøndelag county. The main population center in the municipality was the village of Titran on the western tip of the island. The main church for the municipality was Sør-Frøya Church (now called Hallaren Church) which is located in Storhallaren on the southern coast of the island.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 105-square-kilometre (41 sq mi) municipality was the 508th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Sør-Frøya Municipality was the 409th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 2,198. The municipality's population density was 20.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (54/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 6.2% over the previous 10-year period.