Sunnfjord Municipality
Sunnfjord Municipality
Sunnfjord kommune | |
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Aerial view of the town of Førde | |
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Coat of arms | |
Vestland within Norway | |
Sunnfjord within Vestland | |
| Coordinates: 61°27′08″N 5°51′26″E / 61.4522°N 5.8572°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Sunnfjord |
| Established | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Preceded by | Naustdal, Førde, Gaular, and Jølster |
| Administrative centre | Førde |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021) | Jenny Ellaug Følling (SP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,208.13 km2 (852.56 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,065.34 km2 (797.43 sq mi) |
| • Water | 142.79 km2 (55.13 sq mi) 6.5% |
| • Rank | #27 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,826.43 m (5,992.2 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 22,662 |
| • Rank | #56 in Norway |
| • Density | 10.3/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +4.6% |
| Demonym | Sunnfjording |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4647 |
| Website | Official website |
Sunnfjord is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Førde. Other villages in the municipality include Naustdal, Sande, Vassenden, and Skei.
The 2,208-square-kilometre (853 sq mi) municipality is the 27th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Sunnfjord Municipality is the 56th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 22,662. The municipality's population density is 10.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (27/sq mi) and its population has increased by 4.6% over the previous 10-year period.