Place:Vikedal, Rogaland, Norway

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NameVikedal
Alt namesVindafjord
Vikedalsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeMunicipality
Located inRogaland, Norway
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Vindafjord is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland. Since 2005, the administrative centre of the municipality has been the village of Ølensjøen (prior to that time it was the village of Sandeid). Other villages in the municipality include Bjoa, Imslandsjøen, Ølensvåg, Skjold, Vats, Vikebygd, and Vikedal. The municipality is centered on the Vindafjorden and Sandeidfjorden in the east and it lies north and east of the Skjoldafjorden in the west.

The municipality is the 186th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vindafjord is the 123rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,714. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 6.3% over the previous 10-year period.

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