Solund

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Solund kommune

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County Sogn og Fjordane
District
Municipality
Administrative centre Hardbakke
Mayor (2003) Gunn Åmdal Mongstad (Sp)
Official language form Nynorsk
Area
- Total
- Land
- Percentage 229 Square kilometre>km²
219 km²
0.07 %
Population
- Total (as of 2004>2004)
- Percentage
- Change (10 years)
- Density Ranked 417
899
0.02 %
-19.5 %
4/km²
Coordinates
[www.solund.kommune.no]
[Data from Statistics Norway]
Coordinates: Solund is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. In the past it has been known as Utvær and Sulen.

The municipality was created by a split from Evenvik in 1858. Known as Utvær at that time, the name was changed to Sulen on 1 July 1890. Then, by Royal resolution of 16 December 1923, the name was changed from Sulen to Solund.

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Municipalities of Sogn og Fjordane
Nordfjord: Bremanger \| Eid \| Gloppen \| Hornindal \| Selje \| Stryn \| Vågsøy Sunnfjord: Askvoll \| Fjaler \| Flora \| Førde \| Gaular \| Jølster \| Naustdal Sogn: Aurland \| Balestrand \| Gulen \| Hyllestad \| Høyanger \| Leikanger \| Luster \| Lærdal \| Sogndal \| Solund \| Vik \| Årdal