Vågsøy Municipality
Vågsøy Municipality
Vågsøy kommune | |
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View of the town of Måløy | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway | |
Vågsøy within Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Coordinates: 61°55′16″N 05°11′37″E / 61.92111°N 5.19361°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District | Nordfjord |
| Established | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Preceded by | Nord-Vågsøy and Sør-Vågsøy |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Kinn and Stad |
| Administrative centre | Måløy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015-2019) | Kristin Maurstad (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 176.70 km2 (68.22 sq mi) |
| • Land | 171.33 km2 (66.15 sq mi) |
| • Water | 5.37 km2 (2.07 sq mi) 3% |
| • Rank | #345 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 689.1 m (2,261 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 5,970 |
| • Rank | #175 in Norway |
| • Density | 33.8/km2 (88/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −0.3% |
| Demonym | Vågsøyværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1439 |
Vågsøy is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 177-square-kilometre (68 sq mi) municipality existed from 1964 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now divided between Kinn Municipality and Stad Municipality in the traditional district of Nordfjord in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the town of Måløy. Other population centers in Vågsøy included the villages of Bryggja, Deknepollen, Holvika, Kvalheim, Langeneset, Raudeberg, Refvika, Silda, Tennebø, Totland, Vedvika, and Vågsvåg.
Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the 177-square-kilometre (68 sq mi) municipality was the 345th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Vågsøy Municipality was the 175th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 5,970. The municipality's population density was 33.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (88/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 0.3% over the previous 10-year period.
The municipality included the island of Vågsøy, several small surrounding islands, and part of the mainland. The municipality of Vågsøy was the second largest fishing municipality in Norway, and it was home to one of Norway's most modern fish-processing plants.