Vågå Municipality
Vågå Municipality
Vågå kommune | |
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| Vaagaa herred (historic name) Vaage herred (historic name) | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Innlandet within Norway | |
Vågå within Innlandet | |
| Coordinates: 61°50′55″N 9°7′16″E / 61.84861°N 9.12111°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Innlandet |
| District | Gudbrandsdal |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Vågåmo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Harald Sve Bjørndal (BL) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,329.99 km2 (513.51 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,251.95 km2 (483.38 sq mi) |
| • Water | 78.04 km2 (30.13 sq mi) 5.9% |
| • Rank | #73 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 2,367.64 m (7,767.8 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 3,529 |
| • Rank | #217 in Norway |
| • Density | 2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −4.2% |
| Demonym | Vagvær |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3435 |
| Website | Official website |
Vågå (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈvôːɡoː]) is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vågåmo. Other village areas in the municipality include Bessheim, Besstrond, Lalm, Maurvangen, and Tessand.
The 1,330-square-kilometre (510 sq mi) municipality is the 73rd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Vågå Municipality is the 217th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,529. The municipality's population density is 2.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.0/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 4.2% over the previous 10-year period.