Sunnfjord (municipality)

Sunnfjord is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway.  It is in the traditional district of Sunnfjord.  The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Førde. 

Economy: There is some mining.https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/wg0jQd/foerdefjorden-nordic-mining-er-i-gang-med-gruvedriften-paa-engeboefjellet. Retrieved 2024-12-25

Culture: The Eikaas Gallery shows the art studio of painter Ludvig Eikaas (d. 2010).https://snl.no/Ludvig_Eikaas. Retrieved 2025-12-10

Settlements
Settlements include 

Førde, [c. 10,000 or] 10,697 people live in that city (as of 2025)https://snl.no/F%C3%B8rde_-_tettsted. Retrieved 2025-12-09
Naustdal,  1,280 live in that urban area (2024)
Sande, Vestland, 983 people live there (as of 2024)https://snl.no/Sunnfjord_-_kommune. Retrieved 2025-12-09	

Langhaugane, 856 people live there (as of 2024)https://snl.no/Sunnfjord_-_kommune. Retrieved 2025-12-09	
Farsund, Vestland, 785 people live there (as of 2024)https://snl.no/Sunnfjord_-_kommune. Retrieved 2025-12-09		
Skei, Vestland, 517 people live there (as of 2024)https://snl.no/Sunnfjord_-_kommune. Retrieved 2025-12-09	
Vassenden, 327 people live there (as of 2024); That urban area is the seventh most populous, in the municipality.https://snl.no/Sunnfjord_-_kommune. Retrieved 2025-12-09	

Bruland

Bygstad

Erdal (Førde)

Flatene

Førde in Jølster (map), is a village

Grimeland

Hafstad

Halbrendslia

Haugum

Haukedalen

Hestadgrend

Hjelle gård

Holsen

Indre Hafstad

Klakegg

Skilbrei

Slåttebakkane

Slåtten

Svidal

Vikja i Viksdalen

Ålhus (map)https://snl.no/%C3%85lhus. Retrieved 2025-12-10

Part of a former municipality, Vevring, lies in Sunnfjord.https://snl.no/Vevring#:~:text=Vevring%20er%20et%20sogn%20og,av%20F%C3%B8rdefjordens%20midtre%20del. Retrieved 2025-12-10

Geography
The geographical center of the municipality, is at Varden in Jølster (map).https://ut.no/turforslag/1111578/varden-og-stordalsfjellet. Retrieved 2025-12-10

Famous people
Kjell Opseth (d. 2017), politician, minister (government)

 References 

Category:Municipalities of Vestland