Sørfold Municipality
municipality in Nordland, Norway
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Summary
Sørfold Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 63 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #64 of 360).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nordland[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Gisle Hansen[5]
- Capital: Straumen[6]
- Shares border with: Steigen Municipality[7], Hamarøy Municipality[8], Fauske Municipality[9], Bodø Municipality[10], Jokkmokk Municipality[11]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[12]
- Commons category: Sørfold[13]
- Inception: January 1, 1887[14]
- Significant event: boundary change[15]
- Official website: https://www.sorfold.kommune.no/[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sørfold[17]
- Population: 1963[18], 1926[19], 1912[20], 1869[21], 1845[22], 1858[23], 1851[24], 1819[25]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Sørfold[26]
- Replaces: Folden Municipality[27]
- Number of households: 897[28], 780[29], 32[30], 60[31], 0[32], 25[33]
- Demonym: sørfoldværing[34]
- Native label: Sørfold[35]
- Area: 1653 km²[36], 1637.3754765339677 km²[37], 1829.8115508185065 km²[38], 192.4360742845388 km²[39], 928.725039942198 km²[40], 33.25872598030698 km²[41], 162.53443881156346 km²[42], 2.6756732033930026 km²[43], 26.452153688775855 km²[44], 475.5101633506143 km²[45], 7.2596139785304965 km²[46], 0.44420874103320773 km²[47], 0.2961013321504703 km²[48], 0.2193575054021547 km²[49]
Why It Matters
Sørfold Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]