Leirfjord

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Leirfjord kommune
Locator map showing Leirfjord within Nordland
County Nordland
District Helgeland
Municipality NO-1822
Administrative centre Leirfjord
Mayor (2003) Ivan Haugland (Ap)
Official language form Neutral
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage		 Ranked 216
465 km²
451 km²
0.14 %
Population
 - Total (2005)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density		 Ranked 322
2,156
0.05 %
-3.8 %
5/km²
Coordinates 66°6′N 13°7′E
www.leirfjord.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway

Coordinates: 66°6′N 13°7′E

Leirfjord is a municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway.

The municipality is named after the fjord Leirfjorden. The old name of the fjord was probably just *Leiri - derived from the name of the river Leira, which has its mouth in the bottom of the fjord. The rivername is derived from the word leirr m 'clay'.

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1992). The green cross is meant to symbolize forestry.

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