Vaksdal Municipality
Vaksdal Municipality
Vaksdal kommune | |
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View of the Bergsdalen Church in Vaksdal | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Vestland within Norway | |
Vaksdal within Vestland | |
| Coordinates: 60°36′25″N 05°48′58″E / 60.60694°N 5.81611°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Nordhordland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Preceded by | Bruvik and parts of Modalen and Evanger |
| Administrative centre | Dalekvam |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Hege Eide Vik (Sp) |
| Area | |
• Total | 715.37 km2 (276.21 sq mi) |
| • Land | 682.27 km2 (263.43 sq mi) |
| • Water | 33.10 km2 (12.78 sq mi) 4.6% |
| • Rank | #160 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,264.43 m (4,148.4 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 3,875 |
| • Rank | #209 in Norway |
| • Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −7% |
| Demonyms | Vaksdaling (Vaksdøling) |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4628 |
| Website | Official website |
ⓘ is a municipality in the county of Vestland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordhordland. The administrative centre is the village of Dalekvam. Other villages in the municipality include Dalegarden, Flatkvål, Helle, Nesheim, Stamneshella, Stanghelle, and Vaksdal.
The 715.37-square-kilometre (276.21 sq mi) municipality is the 160th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Vaksdal Municipality is the 209th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,875. The municipality's population density is 5.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (14/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 7% over the previous 10-year period.