Gaular
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| County | Sogn og Fjordane | |
| District | Sunnfjord | |
| Municipality | NO-1430 | |
| Administrative centre | Sande i Sunnfjord | |
| Mayor (2003) | Jenny Følling (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 187 582 km² 539 km² 0.18 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 286 2,776 0.06 % -6.6 % 5/km² |
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| www.gaular.kommune.no |
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Gaular is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. In this municipality lies the Viksdalen valley. Sande i Sunnfjord is the administrative centre.
[edit] The name
The name (Norse Gaular) is derived from the rivername Gaula.
The old name was revived in 1912, until then the name of the municipality was Indre Holmedal. (See also Fjaler.)
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1992). The silver line represent the river Gaula.
[edit] Traffic
The E 39 main road runs through the centre of Sande south to Bergen, a distance of 150 km (+ ferry from Lavik to Oppedal). Førde airport is located at Bringelandsåsen in the municipality.
| Municipalities of Sogn og Fjordane |  |
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Nordfjord: Bremanger | Eid | Gloppen | Hornindal | Selje | Stryn | Vågsøy |
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