Leirfjord Municipality
Leirfjord kommune | |
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 View of Angerneset in western Leirfjord | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Nordland within Norway | |
 Leirfjord within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 66°06′46″N 13°07′51″E / 66.11278°N 13.13083°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Helgeland |
| Established | 1 July 1915 |
| • Preceded by | Stamnes Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Leland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Kay Rune Nersund (FrP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 465.26 km2 (179.64 sq mi) |
| • Land | 450.82 km2 (174.06 sq mi) |
| • Water | 14.44 km2 (5.58 sq mi) 3.1% |
| • Rank | #212 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 994.9 m (3,264.1 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 2,352 |
| • Rank | #263 in Norway |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  +7.5% |
| Demonym | Leirfjording[2] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1822[4] |
| Website | Official website |
Leirfjord is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Leland. Other villages in Leirfjord include Bardal and Sundøya. The large Helgeland Bridge is partly located in the municipality, connecting it to Alstahaug Municipality and the town of Sandnessjøen.
The 465-square-kilometre (180 sq mi) municipality is the 212th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Leirfjord is the 263rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,352. The municipality's population density is 5.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (13/sq mi) and its population has increased by 7.5% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]
- ^ "Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).