Sør-Vågsøy Municipality
Sør-Vågsøy Municipality
Sør-Vågsøy herad | |
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| Sør-Vaagsøy herred (historic name) Søndre Vaagsø herred (historic name) | |
View of Måløy | |
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway | |
Sør-Vågsøy within Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Coordinates: 61°56′07″N 05°05′49″E / 61.93528°N 5.09694°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District | Nordfjord |
| Established | 1 Jan 1910 |
| • Preceded by | Selje Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Vågsøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Måløy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1952–1964) | Marius Larsen |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 37.9 km2 (14.6 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #603 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 652 m (2,139 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 3,922 |
| • Rank | #224 in Norway |
| • Density | 103.5/km2 (268/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +22.6% |
| Demonym | Vågsøyværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1439 |
Sør-Vågsøy is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 37.9-square-kilometre (14.6 sq mi) municipality existed from 1910 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Kinn Municipality in the traditional district of Nordfjord in Vestland county. The administrative centre was Måløy where Sør-Vågsøy Church is located. Other population centres in the municipality included the villages of Holvika, Vågsvåg, Torskangerpoll, Færestrand, and Ytre Oppedal.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 37.9-square-kilometre (14.6 sq mi) municipality was the 603rd largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Sør-Vågsøy Municipality was the 224th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,922. The municipality's population density was 103.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (268/sq mi) and its population had increased by 22.6% over the previous 10-year period.