Leikanger Municipality
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Leikanger Municipality was a local government area in Sogn og Fjordane county in western Norway that no longer exists as a separate entity. It matters as part of Norway's municipal history, having been merged with other municipalities as part of administrative reforms in the country.
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Key facts
- Country
- Norway
- County
- Sogn og Fjordane
- District
- Sogn
- Established
- 1 Jan 1838
- Created as
- Formannskapsdistrikt
- Disestablished
- 1 Jan 2020
- Succeeded by
- Sogndal Municipality
- Administrative centre
- Hermansverk
- Mayor 2015 2019
- Jon Håkon Odd ( Ap )
- Total
- 180.10 km (69.54 sq mi)
- Land
- 177.44 km (68.51 sq mi)
- Water
- 2.66 km (1.03 sq mi) 1.5%
- Rank
Article
Leikanger ( Urban East Norwegian: [ˈlæ̂ɪkɑŋər] ) is a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It was located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center was the village of Hermansverk, which also was the administrative center of the old Sogn og Fjordane county.
Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the 180.1-square-kilometre (69.5 sq mi) municipality was the 342nd largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Leikanger Municipality was the 302nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 2,331. The municipality's population density was 12.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (33/sq mi) and its population had increased by 8.1% over the previous 10-year period.