Førde

former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Sogn og Fjordane
District: Sunnfjord
Established: 1 Jan 1838
Created as: Formannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished: 1 Jan 2020
Succeeded by: Sunnfjord Municipality
Administrative centre: Førde
Mayor 2011 2019: Olve Grotle ( H )
Total: 585.96 km (226.24 sq mi)
Land: 553.01 km (213.52 sq mi)
Water: 32.95 km (12.72 sq mi) 5.6%
Rank: # 190 in Norway
Highest elevation: 1,633 m (5,358 ft)
Density: 22.3/km (58/sq mi)
Change 10 years: +10.6%
Demonym: Førdianar
Norwegian form: Nynorsk

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: førdsfjordinge
Population: 12900
Area: 0.5662569547366929
Official website: www.forde.kommune.no
Image: Frahafstadfjellet.jpg
Households: 303

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Commons category: Førde (former municipality)
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2019-12-31
inception: 1838-01-01
native label: Førde

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Førde is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 586-square-kilometre (226 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now part of Sunnfjord Municipality in the traditional district of Sunnfjord in Vestland county. The administrative centre was the town of Førde. Some notable villages in the municipality included Bruland, Holsen, Moskog, and Haukedalen. The Øyrane area within the town of Førde was a large industrial/commercial area for the region.

Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the 585.96-square-kilometre (226.24 sq mi) municipality was the 190th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Førde Municipality was the 93rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 13,092. The municipality's population density was 22.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (58/sq mi) and its population had increased by 10.6% over the previous 10-year period.