Solund Municipality
Solund Municipality
Solund kommune | |
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| Sulen herred (historic name) Utvær herred (historic name) | |
View of Hardbakke | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Vestland within Norway | |
Solund within Vestland | |
| Coordinates: 61°07′51″N 04°56′52″E / 61.13083°N 4.94778°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Sogn |
| Established | 1858 |
| • Preceded by | Evindvig Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Hardbakke |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Gunn Åmdal Mongstad (Sp) |
| Area | |
• Total | 228.21 km2 (88.11 sq mi) |
| • Land | 219.11 km2 (84.60 sq mi) |
| • Water | 9.1 km2 (3.5 sq mi) 4% |
| • Rank | #296 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 568.67 m (1,865.7 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 740 |
| • Rank | #347 in Norway |
| • Density | 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −8% |
| Demonym | Suling |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4636 |
| Website | Official website |
Solund is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. Solund Municipality is the westernmost island municipality in Norway. Holmebåen on the island of Steinsøy is the westernmost point in all of Norway. Most residents of the municipality live on the main islands of Sula and Ytre Sula. The administrative centre is the village of Hardbakke on Sula island. Some other villages in Solund include Kolgrov on Ytre Sula, Hersvikbygda on Sula, and Losnegard on Losna.
The 228.21-square-kilometre (88.11 sq mi) municipality is the 296th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Solund Municipality is the 347th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 740. The municipality's population density is 3.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.3/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 8% over the previous 10-year period.
In 2016, the chief of police for Vestlandet formally suggested a reconfiguration of police districts and stations. He proposed that the police station in Solund be closed.