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Gloppen Municipality

Gloppen kommune
Municipality
Gloppen-collage.jpg
Coat of arms of Gloppen kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Gloppen kommune
Sogn og Fjordane within
Norway
Gloppen within Sogn og Fjordane
Gloppen within Sogn og Fjordane
Coordinates: 61°44′38″N 06°10′14″E / 61.74389°N 6.17056°E / 61.74389; 6.17056Coordinates: 61°44′38″N 06°10′14″E / 61.74389°N 6.17056°E / 61.74389; 6.17056
Country Norway
County Sogn og Fjordane
District Nordfjord
Administrative centre Sandane
Government
 • Mayor (1999) Anders Ryssdal (Sp)
Area
 • Total 1,031.23 km2 (398.16 sq mi)
 • Land 964.23 km2 (372.29 sq mi)
 • Water 67.00 km2 (25.87 sq mi)
Area rank 104 in Norway
Population (2012)
 • Total 5,676
 • Rank 173 in Norway
 • Density 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years) -1.1 %
Demonym(s) Gloppar
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code NO-1445
Official language form Nynorsk
Website www.gloppen.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

Gloppen is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. Gloppen is generally subdivided into three areas: Hyen in the west, Gloppen in the center, and Breim in the east.

Each of the areas have their own main service centres. Sandane, the administrative centre, is the largest with about 2,500 inhabitants. Sandane, Vereide, and Sørstranda are centered on the Gloppefjorden in Gloppen in the central part of the municipality. The villages of Byrkjelo, Re, Kandal, and Egge are centered on the lake Breimsvatnet in the Breim area in the east. The villages of Straume, Eimhjellen, and Solheim are located around the Hyefjorden in Hyen in the west. The whole municipality sits on the southern side of the Nordfjorden.

The European route E39 highway runs through the municipality before crossing the Nordfjorden on a car ferry. The Sandane Airport, Anda is located along the E39 highway, just north of Vereide.


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