Sokndal

Sokndal Municipality
Sokndal kommune
Sogndal herred  (historic name)
Soggendal herred  (historic name)
View of Sogndalsstranda
Rogaland within Norway
Rogaland within Norway
Sokndal within Rogaland
Sokndal within Rogaland
Coordinates: 58°21′54″N 06°18′37″E / 58.36500°N 6.31028°E / 58.36500; 6.31028
CountryNorway
CountyRogaland
DistrictDalane
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreHauge i Dalene
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Bjørn-Inge Mydland (Sp)
Area
 • Total294.98 km2 (113.89 sq mi)
 • Land267.17 km2 (103.15 sq mi)
 • Water27.81 km2 (10.74 sq mi)  9.4%
 • Rank#267 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total3,324
 • Rank#219 in Norway
 • Density12.4/km2 (32/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +1.2%
DemonymSokndøl[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1111[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Sokndal is the southernmost municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Dalane. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hauge. Other villages in Sokndal include Li, Rekefjord, Sogndalsstranda, and Åna-Sira.

Sogndalsstranda is a picturesque, old fishing village, which may have inspired the municipality in becoming Norway's first member of Cittaslow. The Jøssingfjorden, known for the Altmark Incident, is also located in Sokndal.

The 295-square-kilometre (114 sq mi) municipality is the 267th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sokndal is the 219th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,324. The municipality's population density is 12.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (32/sq mi) and its population has increased by 1.2% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).