Masfjorden Municipality
Masfjorden Municipality
Masfjorden kommune | |
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View of the Haugsværsfjorden | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Vestland within Norway | |
Masfjorden within Vestland | |
| Coordinates: 60°50′18″N 05°26′55″E / 60.83833°N 5.44861°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Nordhordland |
| Established | 1 Mar 1879 |
| • Preceded by | Lindås Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Masfjordnes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Erlend Kvamsdal (H) |
| Area | |
• Total | 556.08 km2 (214.70 sq mi) |
| • Land | 509.47 km2 (196.71 sq mi) |
| • Water | 46.61 km2 (18.00 sq mi) 8.4% |
| • Rank | #194 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,070.89 m (3,513.4 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 1,687 |
| • Rank | #298 in Norway |
| • Density | 3/km2 (7.8/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +0.1% |
| Demonym | Masfjording |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4634 |
| Website | Official website |
Masfjorden is a municipality in the central part of Vestland county in Norway. The municipality is located in the Nordhordland district of the county. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Masfjordnes. Other villages in the municipality include Frøyset, Haugsvær, Hosteland, Matre, and Solheim.
The municipality is centered on the Masfjorden which almost divides the municipality completely into a north side and a south side. A cable ferry crosses the fjord from Masfjordnes to Duesund in the western part of the municipality. The Matre Hydroelectric Power Station is located in the eastern part of the municipality.
The 556.08-square-kilometre (214.70 sq mi) municipality is the 194th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Masfjorden Municipality is the 298th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,687. The municipality's population density is 3 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.8/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.1% over the previous 10-year period.