What is the population of Sogndal, Vestland?

Sogndal has a population of approximately 4,475 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Sogndal, Vestland located?

Sogndal is located in Vestland, Norway, at approximate coordinates 61.2312°, 7.1029°.

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Sogndal

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Sogndal

Total population

4,475

Elevation10 m

Land area2.05 km²

Coordinates61.23°, 7.10°

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City facts

Elevation

10 m

Area

2.05 km²

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Overview

Sogndalsfjøra or Sogndal is a large village in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located where the river Sogndalselvi runs out in the Sogndalsfjorden, a branch of the large Sognefjorden. The village is located about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) northwest of the village of Kjørnes, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of the village of Kaupanger, and about 31 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of the village of Fjærland. The village sits at the intersection of Norwegian National Road 5 and Norwegian County Road 55.

History & geography

History

The bridge in the village was replaced in 2018 after the old structure from 1954 showed signs of ageing. This village was the administrative center of Sogndal Municipality until 2020 when the municipality was enlarged and the administrative centre was moved to Leikanger-Hermansverk.

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Geography

Latitude

61.2312

Longitude

7.1029

Water area

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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Notable people from here

Liv Signe Navarsete

Norwegian politician

Tone Damli

Norwegian singer, songwriter

Ludvig Munthe

Norwegian landscape painter of the Düsseldorf School (1841-1896)

Harald Sverdrup

Norwegian oceanographer (1888–1957)

Gjest Baardsen

Norwegian writer

May Grethe Lerum

Norwegian writer and journalist

Norwegian linguist (1821-1896)

Terje Bakken

Norwegian musician (1978–2004)

Eirik Bakke

Norwegian footballer

Tommy Skjerven

Norwegian football referee

Asle Hillestad

Norwegian association football player

Jarle Bondevik

Norwegian philologist (1934–2016)

Oddbjørn Skartun

Norwegian footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

2.35

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

857

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

605

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Attention level

Obscure

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Recently spotted species

Scheuchzeria palustris

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

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• Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image