Vigra Municipality
former municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Vigra is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 20-square-kilometre (7.7 sq mi) municipality existed from 1890 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Giske Municipality in the traditional district of Sunnmøre. The administrative centre was the village of Roald and Vigra Church was the main church for the municipality.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 20.1-square-kilometre (7.8 sq mi) municipality was the 627th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Vigra Municipality was the 528th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,571. The municipality's population density was 78.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (203/sq mi) and its population had increased by 15.5% over the previous 10-year period.
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On 1 January 1890, the large Haram Municipality was divided. The western island district (population: 794) was established as the new Roald Municipality and the rest remained as Haram Municipality (population: 1,956). In 1911, the name was changed to Vigra Municipality.
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