Sør-Vågsøy
Sør-Vågsøy Municipality
Sør-Vågsøy herad | |
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| Sør-Vaagsøy herred (historic name) Søndre Vaagsø herred (historic name) | |
View of Måløy | |
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway | |
Sør-Vågsøy within Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Coordinates: 61°56′07″N 05°05′49″E / 61.93528°N 5.09694°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District | Nordfjord |
| Established | 1 Jan 1910 |
| • Preceded by | Selje Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Vågsøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Måløy |
| Population (1964) | |
• Total | 3,926 |
| Demonym | Vågsøyværing |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1439 |
Sør-Vågsøy is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1910 until 1964 and it encompassed the southern part of the island of Vågsøy and a small area on the mainland just east of the island. The area is now located in the present-day Kinn Municipality in Vestland county. The administrative centre of the municipality was Måløy, where Sør-Vågsøy Church is located. Other population centres in the municipality are the villages of Holvik, Vågsvåg, Torskangerpoll, Færestrand, and Ytre Oppedal.