Korgen Municipality

Korgen Municipality
Korgen herred
Nordland within Norway
Nordland within Norway
Korgen within Nordland
Korgen within Nordland
Coordinates: 66°04′36″N 13°49′18″E / 66.0766°N 13.8216°E / 66.0766; 13.8216
CountryNorway
CountyNordland
DistrictHelgeland
Established1 July 1918
 • Preceded byHemnes Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byHemnes Municipality
Administrative centreKorgen
Government
 • Mayor (1955-1963)Ole Brygfjeld (Ap)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total625.5 km2 (241.5 sq mi)
 • Rank#161 in Norway
Highest elevation1,915.75 m (6,285.27 ft)
Population
 (1963)
 • Total3,105
 • Rank#294 in Norway
 • Density5/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +9.7%
DemonymKorgen-folk[2]
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål[3]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1830[5]

Korgen is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 625.5-square-kilometre (241.5 sq mi) municipality existed from 1918 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality included the central part of what is now Hemnes Municipality, centered around the river Røssåga. It was located in the traditional district of Helgeland. The administrative centre was the village of Korgen where Korgen Church is located.

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 625.5-square-kilometre (241.5 sq mi) municipality was the 161st largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Korgen Municipality was the 294th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,105. The municipality's population density was 5 inhabitants per square kilometre (13/sq mi) and its population had increased by 9.7% over the previous 10-year period.[6][7]

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  3. ^ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 453–471. 1932.
  4. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
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