Voss Municipality
Voss Municipality
Voss herad | |
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| Voss kommune (historic name) | |
Voss in March 2005 | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Vestland within Norway | |
Voss within Vestland | |
| Coordinates: 60°42′09″N 06°25′23″E / 60.70250°N 6.42306°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Voss |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Vossavangen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Tonje Såkvitne (Sp) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,041.96 km2 (788.41 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,957.71 km2 (755.88 sq mi) |
| • Water | 84.25 km2 (32.53 sq mi) 4.1% |
| • Rank | #35 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,575.92 m (5,170.3 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 16,436 |
| • Rank | #77 in Norway |
| • Density | 8/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +9.2% |
| Demonyms | Vossing Voss (male) Vosse (female) |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4621 |
| Website | Official website |
Voss (ⓘ) is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The municipality is located in the traditional district of Voss. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossavangen. Other villages include Bolstadøyri, Borstrondi, Djønno, Evanger, Granvin, Kvitheim, Klyve, Kvitheim, Kyte, Mjølfjell, Nordheim, Oppheim, Stalheim, Vinje, and Ygre.
The 2,042-square-kilometre (788 sq mi) municipality is the 35th largest by area of Norway's 357 municipalities. Voss Municipality is Norway's 77th most populous municipality, with a population of 16,436. Its population density is 8 inhabitants per square kilometre (21/sq mi) and its population has increased by 9.2% over the previous 10-year period.