Sør-Vågsøy
Former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sør-Vågsøy is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1910 until 1964 and it encompassed the southern part of the island of Vågsøy and a small area on the mainland just east of the island. The area is now located in the present-day Kinn Municipality in Vestland county. The administrative centre of the municipality was Måløy, where Sør-Vågsøy Church is located. Other population centres in the municipality are the villages of Holvik, Vågsvåg, Torskangerpoll, Færestrand, and Ytre Oppedal.
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Sør-Vågsøy Municipality
Sør-Vågsøy herad | |
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Sør-Vaagsøy herred (historic name) Søndre Vaagsø herred (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 61°56′07″N 05°05′49″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Sogn og Fjordane |
District | Nordfjord |
Established | 1 Jan 1910 |
• Preceded by | Selje Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Succeeded by | Vågsøy Municipality |
Administrative centre | Måløy |
Population (1964) | |
• Total | 3,926 |
Demonym | Vågsøyværing[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1439[2] |
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