Sogn og Fjordane

Sogn og Fjordane County Sogn og Fjordane fylke
Former County
Aurlandsfjord
Flag Coat of arms
Sogn og Fjordane within Norway
Sogn og Fjordane County Show map of Sogn og Fjordane Sogn og Fjordane County Show map of Norway
Coordinates: 61°20′N 05°50′E / 61.333°N 5.833°E / 61.333; 5.833
Country	Norway
County	Sogn og Fjordane
District	Western Norway
Established	1763
• Preceded by	Bergenhus amt
Disestablished	1 Jan 2020
• Succeeded by	Vestland county
Administrative centre	Hermansverk
Government
• Body	Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality
• Governor (2019)	Lars Sponheim
• County mayor    (2015-2019)	Jenny Følling (Sp)
Area  (upon dissolution)
• Total	18,623 km2 (7,190 sq mi)
• Land	17,709 km2 (6,837 sq mi)
• Water	914 km2 (353 sq mi)  4.9%
• Rank	#8 in Norway
Population  (2018)
• Total	110,230
• Rank	#18 in Norway
• Density	5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	+3.74%
Demonyms	Sogning and Fjording[1]
Official language [2]
• Norwegian form	Nynorsk
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-14[3]
Income (per capita)	134,400 kr (2001)
GDP (per capita)	231,982 kr (2001)
GDP national rank	#16 in Norway (1.63% of country)
Data from Statistics Norway

Sogn og Fjordane (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈsɔŋn ɔ ˈfjûːrɑnə] ^ⓘ; English: "Sogn and Fjordane") was, up to 1 January 2020, a county in western Norway, when it was merged to become part of Vestland county. Bordering previous counties Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland, the county administration was in the village of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality. The largest town in the county was Førde.

Although Sogn og Fjordane has some industry, predominantly hydroelectricity and aluminium, it is predominantly an agricultural area. Sogn og Fjordane is also home to the Urnes Stave Church and the Nærøyfjord, which are both listed by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites.

The Western Norway University of Applied Sciences has campuses in Sogndal and Førde.