Vanylven

Vanylven Municipality
Vanylven kommune
Vannelven herred  (historic name)
View of the Vanylvsfjorden from Eidså
View of the Vanylvsfjorden from Eidså
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Vanylven within Møre og Romsdal
Vanylven within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°03′38″N 05°41′51″E / 62.06056°N 5.69750°E / 62.06056; 5.69750
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictSunnmøre
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreFiskåbygd
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Paul Sindre Vedeld (Sp)
Area
 • Total385.11 km2 (148.69 sq mi)
 • Land365.08 km2 (140.96 sq mi)
 • Water20.03 km2 (7.73 sq mi)  5.2%
 • Rank#241 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total3,013
 • Rank#226 in Norway
 • Density8.3/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −9.7%
DemonymVanylving[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1511[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Vanylven is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Fiskåbygd. Other villages in the municipality include Åheim, Åram, Rovdane, Eidså, Slagnes, and Myklebost.

The 385-square-kilometre (149 sq mi) municipality is the 241st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vanylven is the 226th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,013. The municipality's population density is 8.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (21/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 9.7% 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).