Vikedal Municipality
Vikedal Municipality
Vikedal herred | |
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View of the village of Vikedal | |
Rogaland within Norway | |
Vikedal within Rogaland | |
| Coordinates: 59°29′52″N 05°54′21″E / 59.49778°N 5.90583°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Ryfylke |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Vindafjord Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Vikedal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1963–1964) | Gunnar Saua (LL) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 134.03 km2 (51.75 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #389 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,013.75 m (3,326.0 ft) |
| Population (1964) | |
• Total | 977 |
| • Rank | #484 in Norway |
| • Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +3.5% |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1157 |
Vikedal is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 134-square-kilometre (52 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The area is now part of Vindafjord Municipality in the traditional district of Ryfylke. The administrative centre was the village of Vikedal where Vikedal Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the 134.03-square-kilometre (51.75 sq mi) municipality was the th largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Vikedal Municipality was the 484th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 977. The municipality's population density was 7.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (19/sq mi) and its population had increased by 3.5% over the previous 10-year period.