Sunnfjord (municipality)

Sunnfjord Municipality
Sunnfjord kommune
Aerial view of the town of Førde
Aerial view of the town of Førde
Coat of arms of Sunnfjord Municipality
Vestland within Norway
Vestland within Norway
Sunnfjord within Vestland
Sunnfjord within Vestland
Coordinates: 61°27′08″N 5°51′26″E / 61.4522°N 5.8572°E / 61.4522; 5.8572
CountryNorway
CountyVestland
DistrictSunnfjord
Established1 Jan 2020
 • Preceded byNaustdal, Førde, Gaular, and Jølster
Administrative centreFørde
Government
 • Mayor (2021)Jenny Følling (SP)
Area
 • Total
2,208.13 km2 (852.56 sq mi)
 • Land2,065.34 km2 (797.43 sq mi)
 • Water142.79 km2 (55.13 sq mi)  6.5%
 • Rank#27 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
22,215
 • Rank#56 in Norway
 • Density10.8/km2 (28/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +4.4%
DemonymSunnfjording[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-4647[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

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.

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]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).

Sunnfjord (municipality)

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