Gaular Municipality
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 Gaular within Sogn og Fjordane |
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| Coordinates: 61°20′02″N 05°47′20″E / 61.33389°N 5.78889°ECoordinates: 61°20′02″N 05°47′20″E / 61.33389°N 5.78889°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Sogn og Fjordane | ||
| District | Sunnfjord | ||
| Administrative centre | Sande | ||
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| • Mayor (2011) | Mathias Råheim (H) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 581.94 km2 (224.69 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 539.04 km2 (208.12 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 42.90 km2 (16.56 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 187 in Norway | ||
| Population (2012) | |||
| • Total | 2,923 | ||
| • Rank | 274 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 4.5 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Gaulværing | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1430 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www |
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Gaular is a municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre is the village of Sande. Other villages in the municipality include Bygstad, Hestad, and Vik.
Gaular is sometimes referred to as Fosselandet (the land of the waterfalls) because it is home to 28 large and small waterfalls. The municipality is centered on the river Gaula. The Viksdalen valley is located in Gaular.
In 2016 the chief of police formally suggested that the police station be closed down.
The parish of Indre Holmedal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The original municipality was identical to the Indre Holmedal parish (prestegjeld) which included the sub-parishes (sokn) of Bygstad, Sande, and Vik. In 1912, the name of the municipality was changed to Gaular. On 1 January 1990, parts of the Hestad area (west of Sunde-Klepp, west of Bygstad) were transferred from Fjaler to Gaular.
In 2016 the chief of police formally suggested that the police station be closed down.
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