Sør-Frøya
| Sør-Frøya herad | |
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| Former Municipality | |
 Sør-Frøya
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| Coordinates: 63°40′37″N 08°37′06″E / 63.67694°N 8.61833°ECoordinates: 63°40′37″N 08°37′06″E / 63.67694°N 8.61833°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Trøndelag |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Fosen |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1619 |
| Created from | Frøya in 1906 |
| Merged into | Frøya in 1964 |
Sør-Frøya is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It was made up of the southwestern part of the island of Frøya. The main population center of Sør-Frøya was the village of Titran on the western tip of the island. Hallaren church (Sør-Frøya church) is located in Storhallaren on the southern coast of the island.
The municipality of Sør-Frøya was established on 1 January 1906 when the old municipality of Frøya was divided into Sør-Frøya (South Frøya) and Nord-Frøya (North Frøya). The initial population was 2,091. On 1 January 1964, Sør-Frøya ceased to exist when it was merged back together with Nord-Frøya to form the municipality of Frøya once again. Prior to the merger, its population was 2,208.
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