Aurland
Aurland Municipality
Aurland kommune | |
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View of Aurlandsvangen | |
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Vestland within Norway | |
Aurland within Vestland | |
| Coordinates: 60°52′05″N 07°14′36″E / 60.86806°N 7.24333°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Sogn |
| Established | 1 January 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Aurlandsvangen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Kjell Bøe Bjørgum (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,467.69 km2 (566.68 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,376.20 km2 (531.35 sq mi) |
| • Water | 91.49 km2 (35.32 sq mi) 6.2% |
| • Rank | #60 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 1,775 |
| • Rank | #294 in Norway |
| • Density | 1.3/km2 (3/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +3.6% |
| Demonym | Aurlending |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4641 |
| Website | Official website |
Aurland (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈæ̂ʉrlɑn]) is a municipality in the county of Vestland, Norway. It is located on the south side of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center is the village of Aurlandsvangen. Other villages include Bakka, Flåm, Undredal, and Gudvangen.
The 1,468-square-kilometre (567 sq mi) municipality is the 60th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Aurland is the 294th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,775. The municipality's population density is 1.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.4/sq mi) and its population has increased by 3.6% over the previous 10-year period.