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Høyanger Municipality

municipality in Vestland, Norway
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Høyanger Municipality

Summary

Høyanger Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Høyanger Municipality is located in Vestland[3].
  • Høyanger Municipality is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Høyanger Municipality's head of government is recorded as Petter Sortland[5].
  • Høyanger Municipality's instance of is recorded as municipality of Norway[6].
  • Høyanger Municipality's capital is recorded as Høyanger[7].
  • Høyanger Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Fjaler Municipality[8].
  • Høyanger Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Vik Municipality[9].
  • Høyanger Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Modalen Municipality[10].
  • Høyanger Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Masfjorden Municipality[11].
  • Høyanger Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Gulen Municipality[12].
  • Høyanger Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Hyllestad Municipality[13].
  • Høyanger Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Sunnfjord Municipality[14].
  • Høyanger Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Sogndal Municipality[15].
  • Høyanger Municipality's main regulatory text is recorded as Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[16].
  • Høyanger Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rønne[17].
  • Høyanger Municipality's Commons category is recorded as Høyanger[18].
  • Høyanger Municipality's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[19].
  • January 1, 1964 marks the founding of Høyanger Municipality[20].
  • Høyanger Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 61.188055555556, 'lon': 5.8955555555556}[21].
  • Høyanger Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[22].
  • Høyanger Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[23].
  • Høyanger Municipality's official website is recorded as https://www.hoyanger.kommune.no/[24].
  • Høyanger Municipality's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Høyanger[25].
  • Høyanger Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+4161'}[26].
  • Høyanger Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+4101'}[27].

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Founding

January 1, 1964 marks the founding of Høyanger Municipality[20].

Why It Matters

Høyanger Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Govdirectory Norway Rønne

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Vedtak om grensejustering mellom kommunane Balestrand og Høyanger. regjeringen.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language used → Nynorsk
    Capital → Høyanger
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Sogn og Fjordane, Vestland
    Official website → https://www.hoyanger.kommune.no/
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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