Flora Municipality
Flora Municipality
Flora kommune | |
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View of Florø | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway | |
Flora within Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Coordinates: 61°35′15″N 05°16′38″E / 61.58750°N 5.27722°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District | Sunnfjord |
| Established | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Preceded by | Kinn, Florø, Bru, Eikefjord, and Vevring |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Kinn Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Florø |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015–2019) | Ola Teigen (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 693.03 km2 (267.58 sq mi) |
| • Land | 647.48 km2 (249.99 sq mi) |
| • Water | 45.55 km2 (17.59 sq mi) 6.6% |
| • Rank | #163 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,385 m (4,544 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 11,852 |
| • Rank | #99 in Norway |
| • Density | 17.1/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +3.5% |
| Demonym | Floraværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1401 |
Flora is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 693-square-kilometre (268 sq mi) municipality existed from 1964 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now part of Kinn Municipality in the traditional district of Sunnfjord in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the town of Florø (founded in 1860). Other villages in the municipality included Eikefjord, Rognaldsvåg, Stavang, Grov, Norddalsfjord, Nyttingnes, Steinhovden, and Brandsøy.
Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the 693-square-kilometre (268 sq mi) municipality was the 163rd largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Flora Municipality was the 99th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 11,852. The municipality's population density was 17.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (44/sq mi) and its population had increased by 3.5% over the previous 10-year period.
The municipality stretched from inner fjords where the mountains ascend to the Ålfotbreen glacier, to the outermost islands off the mainland coast. The town of Florø, at its centre, had industries that developed continuously. Trade and industry in Flora were mainly fishing industry, shipyards, and supply for the oil and gas industry in the North Sea.