Prior to its dissolution in 1962, the 114-square-kilometre (44sqmi) municipality was the 507th largest by area out of the 731 municipalities in Norway. Nordvik Municipality was the 589th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,315. The municipality's population density was 11.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (30/sqmi) and its population had decreased by 14.1% over the previous 10-year period.[7][8]
General information
The municipality of Nordvik was established on 1 July 1917 when Herøy Municipality was divided into two: the new Nordvik Municipality was in the north and a now-smaller Herøy Municipality in the south. Initially, Nordvik Municipality had a population of 1,530. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1962, Nordvik Municipality (population: 1,293) was merged with the part of Herøy Municipality located on the island of Dønna (population: 19), most of Dønnes Municipality (population: 1,348), and the part of Nesna Municipality on the island of Løkta (population: 80) to become the new Dønna Municipality.[9]
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Nordviken farm (Old Norse: Norðvík). The first element is norðr which means "north". The last element is vík which means "bay" or "inlet from the sea".[10]
The highest point in the municipality was the 855.1-metre (2,805ft) tall mountain Dønnmannen, on the southern border with Herøy Municipality.[1] Nordvik Municipality was primarily located on the southern part of the island of Dønna plus many smaller surrounding islands. It was located south of Dønnes Municipality and north of Herøy Municipality.
The municipal council(Herredsstyre) of Nordvik Municipality was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.
The mayor (Norwegian: ordfører) of Nordvik Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position:
↑Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (25 November 2024). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
