Vindafjord Municipality
municipality in Rogaland, Norway
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Summary
Vindafjord Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 174 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #60 of 360).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Rogaland[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Ole Johan Vierdal[5]
- Capital: Ølen[6]
- Shares border with: Tysvær Municipality[7], Suldal Municipality[8], Etne Municipality[9], Sveio Municipality[10], Stord Municipality[11], Kvinnherad Municipality[12]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[13]
- Commons category: Vindafjord[14]
- Inception: January 1, 1965[15]
- Significant event: boundary change[16]
- Official website: https://www.vindafjord.kommune.no/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vindafjord[18]
- Population: 8788[19], 8714[20], 8705[21], 8775[22], 8844[23], 8938[24], 9069[25], 9181[26]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Vindafjord[27]
- Replaces: Skjold[28], Vats[29], Imsland Municipality[30], Vikedal Municipality[31], Sandeid Municipality[32]
- Category for people born here: Q25903746[33]
- Number of households: 3612[34], 3181[35], 114[36], 128[37], 27[38], 162[39]
- Area: 628 km²[40], 620.5917807202377 km²[41], 765.0508367354321 km²[42], 144.45905601519442 km²[43], 197.68402486445348 km²[44], 0 km²[45], 21.15993590595556 km²[46], 0.698116072895495 km²[47], 15.215644612058114 km²[48], 333.2864498724485 km²[49], 50.324314846061725 km²[50], 1.5643637803697292 km²[51], 0.3954248277101256 km²[52], 0.2635059382850365 km²[53]
- Has list: Grunnkretser i Vindafjord kommune[54]
Why It Matters
Vindafjord Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]