Vaksdal
| Vaksdal kommune | |||
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 Vaksdal within Hordaland |
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| Coordinates: 60°36′25″N 05°48′58″E / 60.60694°N 5.81611°ECoordinates: 60°36′25″N 05°48′58″E / 60.60694°N 5.81611°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Hordaland | ||
| District | Nordhordland | ||
| Administrative centre | Dalekvam | ||
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| • Mayor (2007) | Eirik Haga (Ap) | ||
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| • Total | 715.34 km2 (276.19 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 683.42 km2 (263.87 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 31.92 km2 (12.32 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 154 in Norway | ||
| Population (2014) | |||
| • Total | 4,140 | ||
| • Rank | 230 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -0.8 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Vaksdaling (Vaksdøling) |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1251 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www |
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Vaksdal is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordhordland. The administrative centre is the village of Dalekvam. Other villages in Vaksdal include Dalegarden, Flatkvål, Helle, Nesheim, Stamneshella, Stanghelle, and Vaksdal.
In 2016 the chief of police formally suggested that the police station be closed down.
The municipality of Vaksdal was created on 1 January 1964 after a major municipal restructuring after the Schei Committee's recommendations. Vaksdal was formed from the following places:
The municipality was named after the village of Vaksdal, one of the main villages in the municipality. The Old Norse form of the name was probably Vágsdalr. The first element is the genitive case of vágr which means "bay" and the last element is dalr which means "valley" or "dale". Alternately, the first part of the name could be derived from a local river name spelled Vaxa or Veksa which would mean the valley of the river Vaxa/Veksa.
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