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Vågsøy Municipality

Vågsøy kommune
Municipality
Måløy3.JPG
Coat of arms of Vågsøy kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Vågsøy kommune
Sogn og Fjordane within
Norway
Vågsøy within Sogn og Fjordane
Vågsøy within Sogn og Fjordane
Coordinates: 61°55′16″N 05°11′37″E / 61.92111°N 5.19361°E / 61.92111; 5.19361Coordinates: 61°55′16″N 05°11′37″E / 61.92111°N 5.19361°E / 61.92111; 5.19361
Country Norway
County Sogn og Fjordane
District Nordfjord
Administrative centre Måløy
Government
 • Mayor (2011) Morten Andreas Hagen (H)
Area
 • Total 176.50 km2 (68.15 sq mi)
 • Land 171.13 km2 (66.07 sq mi)
 • Water 5.37 km2 (2.07 sq mi)
Area rank 348 in Norway
Population (2013)
 • Total 6,119
 • Rank 171 in Norway
 • Density 35.8/km2 (93/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years) -3.6 %
Demonym(s) Vågsøyværing
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code NO-1439
Official language form Nynorsk
Website www.vagsoy.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

Vågsøy is a municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The municipality's administrative center is the town Måløy. Other population centers in Vågsøy include the villages of Bryggja, Deknepollen, Holvika, Kvalheim, Langeneset, Raudeberg, Refvika, Silda, Tennebø, Totland, Vedvika, and Vågsvåg. The municipality includes the island of Vågsøy, several small surrounding islands, and part of the mainland.

The municipality of Vågsøy is the second largest fishing municipality in Norway, and is home to one of Norway's most modern fish-processing plants.

Historically, Vågsøy was part of Selje Municipality. On 1 January 1910, the municipality of Selje was split into three separate municipalities: Nord-Vågsøy (population: 1,111); Sør-Vågsøy (population: 1,517); and Selje (population: 3,367). Nord-Vågsøy included the northern half of the island of Vågsøy and Sør-Vågsøy included the southern part of the island.


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