Velfjord Municipality
Velfjord Municipality
Velfjord herred | |
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| Velfjorden herred (historic name) | |
View of the Sørfjorden arm of the Velfjorden | |
Nordland within Norway | |
Velfjord within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 65°24′17″N 12°31′19″E / 65.40472°N 12.52194°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Helgeland |
| Established | 1 Oct 1875 |
| • Preceded by | Brønnøy Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Brønnøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Hommelstø |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 600.2 km2 (231.7 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #165 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,224.86 m (4,018.57 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,405 |
| • Rank | #551 in Norway |
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (6/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −17.4% |
| Demonym | Velfjording |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1813 |
Velfjord is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 600-square-kilometre (230 sq mi) municipality existed from 1875 until its dissolution in 1964. Velfjord Municipality was centered around the Velfjorden in what is now Brønnøy Municipality. Most of the municipality is located on the mainland, but it also includes nearly 100 small islands, islet, and skjerries. The administrative centre was the village of Hommelstø at the innermost part of the fjord. Velfjord Church, just west of Hommelstø, was the main church for the municipality.
Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 600-square-kilometre (230 sq mi) municipality was the 165th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Velfjord Municipality was the 551st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,405. The municipality's population density was 2.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.0/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 17.4% over the previous 10-year period.