Sunnfjord (municipality)
Municipality in Vestland, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the municipality in Vestland, Norway. For the district in Western Norway, see Sunnfjord.
Sunnfjord is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Førde. Other villages in the municipality include Naustdal, Sande, Vassenden, and Skei.
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Sunnfjord Municipality
Sunnfjord kommune | |
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Coordinates: 61.4522°N 5.8572°E / 61.4522; 5.8572 | |
Country | Norway |
County | Vestland |
District | Sunnfjord |
Established | 1 Jan 2020 |
• Preceded by | Naustdal, Førde, Gaular, and Jølster |
Administrative centre | Førde |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021) | Jenny Følling (SP) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,208.13 km2 (852.56 sq mi) |
• Land | 2,065.34 km2 (797.43 sq mi) |
• Water | 142.79 km2 (55.13 sq mi) 6.5% |
• Rank | #27 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 22,215 |
• Rank | #56 in Norway |
• Density | 10.8/km2 (28/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | +4.4% |
Demonym | Sunnfjording[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-4647[3] |
Website | Official website |
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The 2,208-square-kilometre (853 sq mi) municipality is the 27th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sunnfjord is the 56th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 22,215. The municipality's population density is 10.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (28/sq mi) and its population has increased by 4.4% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]