Høyanger Municipality
Høyanger Municipality
Høyanger kommune | |
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View of the Høyanger valley from the mountain Havren | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Vestland within Norway | |
Høyanger within Vestland | |
| Coordinates: 61°11′17″N 05°53′44″E / 61.18806°N 5.89556°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Sogn |
| Established | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Preceded by | Kyrkjebø Municipality and Lavik Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Høyanger |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2011) | Petter Sortland (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,000.92 km2 (386.46 sq mi) |
| • Land | 927.62 km2 (358.16 sq mi) |
| • Water | 73.30 km2 (28.30 sq mi) 7.3% |
| • Rank | #115 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,455.53 m (4,775.4 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 3,894 |
| • Rank | #208 in Norway |
| • Density | 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −7.3% |
| Demonym | Høyangring |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4638 |
| Website | Official website |
Høyanger (Norwegian: [ˈhœ̂ʏɑŋər] ⓘ) is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center is the village of Høyanger. Other villages in Høyanger Municipality include Austreim, Bjordal, Kyrkjebø, Lavik, Ortnevik, and Vadheim.
Høyanger Municipality is known for having one of the first industrial villages in Norway to use its steep mountains surrounding the village giving excellent conditions for producing hydroelectricity needed for electrolysis. The main product being produced in the village of Høyanger was aluminium.
The 1,001-square-kilometre (386 sq mi) municipality is the 115th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Høyanger Municipality is the 208th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,894. The municipality's population density is 3.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (10/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 7.3% over the previous 10-year period.