Vik, Sogn
Vik Municipality
Vik kommune | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Vestland within Norway | |
Vik within Vestland | |
| Coordinates: 61°03′25″N 06°34′41″E / 61.05694°N 6.57806°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Sogn |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Vikøyri |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Roy Egil Stadheim (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 833.21 km2 (321.70 sq mi) |
| • Land | 794.91 km2 (306.92 sq mi) |
| • Water | 38.30 km2 (14.79 sq mi) 4.6% |
| • Rank | #137 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,640.14 m (5,381.0 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 2,550 |
| • Rank | #250 in Norway |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −5.1% |
| Demonyms | Vikje (male) Vikja (female) |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4639 |
| Website | Official website |
Vik is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the southern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center of Vik Municipality is the village of Vikøyri. Other villages in the municipality include Feios, Fresvik, Arnafjord, and Vangsnes.
The 833.21-square-kilometre (321.70 sq mi) municipality is the 137th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Vik Municipality is the 250th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,550. The municipality's population density is 3.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.0/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 5.1% over the previous 10-year period.