Fedje Municipality
Fedje Municipality
Fedje kommune | |
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Vestland within Norway | |
Fedje within Vestland | |
| Coordinates: 60°46′08″N 04°43′50″E / 60.76889°N 4.73056°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Nordhordland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1947 |
| • Preceded by | Austrheim Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Fedje |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Stian Herøy (H) |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.27 km2 (3.58 sq mi) |
| • Land | 8.95 km2 (3.46 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.32 km2 (0.12 sq mi) 3.5% |
| • Rank | #355 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 42.16 m (138.3 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 521 |
| • Rank | #351 in Norway |
| • Density | 56.2/km2 (146/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −7.5% |
| Demonym | Fedjing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4633 |
| Website | Official website |
Fedje is an island municipality in the Nordhordland region of Vestland county, Norway. The municipality is located in the traditional district of Nordhordland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Fedje. The main economic activity of the inhabitants for a long time has been fishing. The municipality consists of the main island of Fedje which is also surrounded by about 125 smaller islands and rocks mostly north of the main island. The name Fedje applies both to the main island, the main village, and to all the islands and rocks as a whole municipality.
The 9.27-square-kilometre (3.58 sq mi) municipality is the 355th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Fedje Municipality is the 351st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 521. The municipality's population density is 56.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (146/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 7.5% over the previous 10-year period.