Vang, Innlandet

Vang Municipality
Vang kommune
Innlandet within Norway
Innlandet within Norway
Vang within Innlandet
Vang within Innlandet
Coordinates: 61°12′52″N 8°30′15″E / 61.21444°N 8.50417°E / 61.21444; 8.50417
CountryNorway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictValdres
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreVang i Valdres
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Jørand Ødegård Lunde (BL)
Area
 • Total
1,505.46 km2 (581.26 sq mi)
 • Land1,309.98 km2 (505.79 sq mi)
 • Water195.51 km2 (75.49 sq mi)  13%
 • Rank#55 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
1,636
 • Rank#298 in Norway
 • Density1.2/km2 (3/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +2.4%
DemonymVangsgjelding[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3454[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Vang is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vang i Valdres. Other villages in Vang include Hænsgardane, Nystuen, Øye, Ryfoss, and Tyinkrysset.

The 1,505-square-kilometre (581 sq mi) municipality is the 55th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vang is the 298th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,636. The municipality's population density is 1.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.1/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2.4% 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. (9 January 2024). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
  4. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2022). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2022). "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).

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