Leirfjord is a commune in the county of Nordland in Norway . It is part of the Helgeland region. The administrative center of the commune is Leland village. Leirfjord was separated from Sandnessjoen on July 1, 1915. In the commune is a large bridge Helgeland.
| Norwegian commune | |||
| Leirfjord | |||
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| Norwegian Leirfjord | |||
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| A country |  Norway | ||
| Historical region | Helgeland | ||
| County (county) | Nordland | ||
| Adm Centre | Leland (583 people, 28%) | ||
| Population ( 2009 ) | 2088 people (322nd place) | ||
| • percentage of the country's population - 0.04% | |||
| Density | 4.6 persons / km² | ||
| Officer tongue | neutral form | ||
| Population change over 10 years | -3.8% | ||
| Square | 465 km² (216th place) | ||
| • water percentage - 3% | |||
| Coordinates of the administrative center: | |||
| Date of education | 1915 | ||
| Mayor (since 2003) | Ivan Haugland ( NPP ) | ||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in the summer UTC + 2 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 code | NO-1822 | ||
| http://www.leirfjord.kommune.no (Nor.) | |||
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General Information
Title
The municipality is named after the fjord Leirfjorden . The old name of the fjord was probably Leiri and was derived from the name of the river Leira , the mouth of which is located at the end of the fjord. The name of the river comes from the word leirr , which means clay .
Coat of arms
The commune has a modern coat of arms. He was adopted in 1992. The coat of arms depicts a crosshair of green branches on a gold background, which symbolizes forestry and agriculture of the commune. The emblem was designed by Jarle E. Henrikson ( Eng. Jarle E. Henriksen ) from Sandnessjoen. [one]
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Links
- Wikimedia Commons has media on Leirfjord