Kinn Municipality
Kinn Municipality
Kinn kommune | |
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View of the Kinnaklova mountain | |
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Coat of arms | |
Vestland within Norway | |
Kinn within Vestland | |
| Coordinates: 61°35′59″N 5°01′58″E / 61.5996°N 5.0328°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Nordfjord and Sunnfjord |
| Established | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Preceded by | Flora Municipality and Vågsøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Florø and Måløy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Bengt Solheim-Olsen (H) |
| Area | |
• Total | 811.86 km2 (313.46 sq mi) |
| • Land | 763.03 km2 (294.61 sq mi) |
| • Water | 48.83 km2 (18.85 sq mi) 6% |
| • Rank | #142 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,362.08 m (4,468.8 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 17,419 |
| • Rank | #75 in Norway |
| • Density | 21.5/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −2.9% |
| Demonym | Kinnhering |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4602 |
| Website | Official website |
Kinn is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It was established on 1 January 2020 in the traditional districts of Nordfjord and Sunnfjord. The municipality is the only non-contiguous municipality in Norway since Bremanger Municipality lies in between the north and south parts of Kinn. The administrative centre of the municipality is the two towns of Florø and Måløy. Some villages in the municipality include Rognaldsvåg, Stavang, Grov, Norddalsfjord, Nyttingnes, Steinhovden, Brandsøy, Deknepollen, Holvika, Kvalheim, Langeneset, Raudeberg, Refvika, Silda, Tennebø, Vedvika, and Vågsvåg.
Historically, there was another Kinn Municipality in Norway that existed from 1838 until 1964. The "old" Kinn Municipality roughly corresponded to the southern part of the "new" Kinn Municipality.
The 812-square-kilometre (314 sq mi) municipality is the 142nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Kinn Municipality is the 75th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 17,419. The municipality's population density is 21.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (56/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 2.9% over the previous 10-year period.
The 2021 film Dune was partially filmed in Kinn Municipality, serving as House Atreides’ home world of Caladan.