Vik, Sogn
Municipality in Vestland, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vik is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the southern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center of Vik is the village of Vikøyri. Other villages in the municipality include Feios, Fresvik, Nese, and Vangsnes.
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Vik Municipality
Vik kommune | |
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Coordinates: 61°03′25″N 06°34′41″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Vestland |
District | Sogn |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Administrative centre | Vikøyri |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019) | Roy Egil Stadheim (Ap) |
Area | |
• Total | 833.22 km2 (321.71 sq mi) |
• Land | 794.92 km2 (306.92 sq mi) |
• Water | 38.30 km2 (14.79 sq mi) 4.6% |
• Rank | #137 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 2,561 |
• Rank | #249 in Norway |
• Density | 3.2/km2 (8/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | −6.2% |
Demonyms | Vikje (male) Vikja (female)[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-4639[3] |
Website | Official website |
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The 833-square-kilometre (322 sq mi) municipality is the 137th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vik is the 249th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,561. The municipality's population density is 3.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.3/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 6.2% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]