Velfjord
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Velfjord is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The administrative centre was Hommelstø.
It was created by a split from Brønnøy on 1 October 1875. The new municipality had a population of 1,162.
On 1 January 1964 Velfjord was reunited with the enlarged Brønnøy municipality. Prior to the merger Velfjord had a population of 1.380.
[edit] References
- Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen".