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Vågsøy Municipality

former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
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Vågsøy Municipality

Summary

Vågsøy Municipality is a former municipality of Norway[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Vågsøy Municipality is located in Sogn og Fjordane[3].
  • Vågsøy Municipality is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Vågsøy Municipality's head of government is recorded as Morten Andreas Hagen[5].
  • Vågsøy Municipality's head of government is recorded as Kristin Maurstad[6].
  • Vågsøy Municipality's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[7].
  • Vågsøy Municipality's capital is recorded as Måløy[8].
  • Vågsøy Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Selje[9].
  • Vågsøy Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Vanylven[10].
  • Vågsøy Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Eid[11].
  • Vågsøy Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Bremanger Municipality[12].
  • Vågsøy Municipality's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Vågsøy[13].
  • Vågsøy Municipality's Commons category is recorded as Vågsøy[14].
  • Vågsøy Municipality's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[15].
  • January 1, 1964 marks the founding of Vågsøy Municipality[16].
  • Vågsøy Municipality was dissolved in December 31, 2019[17].
  • Vågsøy Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 61.921111111111, 'lon': 5.1936111111111}[18].
  • Vågsøy Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[19].
  • Vågsøy Municipality's significant event is recorded as creation[20].
  • Vågsøy Municipality's official website is recorded as http://www.vagsoy.kommune.no/[21].
  • Vågsøy Municipality's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vågsøy[22].
  • Vågsøy Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+6046'}[23].
  • Vågsøy Municipality's office held by head of government is recorded as mayor of Vågsøy[24].
  • Vågsøy Municipality's replaces is recorded as Sør-Vågsøy Municipality[25].
  • Vågsøy Municipality's replaces is recorded as Nord-Vågsøy Municipality[26].
  • Vågsøy Municipality's replaced by is recorded as Kinn Municipality[27].

Body

Geography

Vågsøy Municipality is in the country of Norway[4]. It is located in Sogn og Fjordane[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+176'}[28], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+176.6986087191842'}[29], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+820.8886267499599'}[30], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+644.1900180307757'}[31], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+122.8140962968206'}[32], and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0'}[33]. Vågsøy Municipality has a population of {'amount': '+6046'}[23].

Designation and Status

Vågsøy Municipality's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[7].

History and Context

January 1, 1964 marks the founding of Vågsøy Municipality[16].

Why It Matters

Vågsøy Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

Norway

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . 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. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Vedtak om grensejustering mellom kommunane Vågsøy og Eid/Selje. regjeringen.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Befolkning, 1. januar 2016. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → UTC+01:00
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  2. 5d ago · Dirac · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Coat of arms → coat of arms of Vågsøy
    Population → {'amount': '+6046'}
    Office held by head of government → mayor of Vågsøy
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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