Vik Municipality
municipality in Vestland, Norway
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Summary
Vik Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 441 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #44 of 360).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Vestland[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Roy Egil Stadheim[5]
- Capital: Vikøyri[6]
- Shares border with: Aurland Municipality[7], Voss Municipality[8], Vaksdal Municipality[9], Modalen Municipality[10], Høyanger Municipality[11], Sogndal Municipality[12], Lærdal Municipality[13]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[14]
- Commons category: Vik, Norway[15]
- Highest point: Fresvikbreen[16]
- Significant event: boundary change[17]
- Official website: https://www.vik.kommune.no/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vik, Sogn[19]
- Population: 2689[20], 2635[21], 2611[22], 2560[23], 2561[24], 2551[25], 2550[26], 2532[27]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Vik[28]
- Number of households: 1150[29], 1012[30], 13[31], 3[32], 41[33], 81[34]
- Demonym: Vikje[35]
- Different from: Vík í Mýrdal[36]
- Area: 833.28 km²[37], 833.3353556500008 km²[38], 970.5630452662065 km²[39], 137.22768961620568 km²[40], 534.1838094964952 km²[41], 10.885884303061806 km²[42], 37.41307590555205 km²[43], 0.3156710719915756 km²[44], 11.32623253487919 km²[45], 224.63080899157856 km²[46], 13.795218797651696 km²[47], 0.5728550012185386 km²[48], 0 km²[49], 0.21179954757207664 km²[50]
- Has list: Grunnkretser i Vik kommune[51]
Why It Matters
Vik Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]