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Coordinates: 61°46′37″N 6°12′59″E / 61.7769°N 6.2164°E / 61.7769; 6.2164
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'''Sandane'''([[Pinyin]] Sang na ne , [[中文]] 桑纳讷) is the administrative centre of [[Gloppen]] municipality, [[Norway]]. Its population is 2,149. It is close to [[Florø]] ([[Floro]]), which is the westmost town in [[Norway]].
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Western Norway]]
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|subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Norway|District]]
|subdivision_name3 = [[Nordfjord]]
|subdivision_type4 = [[List of municipalities of Norway|Municipality]]
|subdivision_name4 = [[Gloppen]]
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|postal_code = 6823 Sandane
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|elevation_m = 10
|elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Sandane, Gloppen (Sogn og Fjordane)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Sogn_og_Fjordane/Gloppen/Sandane/ |publisher=[[yr.no]]|accessdate=2019-11-06}}</ref>}}


'''Sandane''' is the [[administrative centre]] of the municipality of [[Gloppen]] in [[Vestland]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located at the end of the [[Gloppefjorden]], along the [[European route E39]] highway. Sandane is {{convert|20|km}} south of the village of [[Nordfjordeid]] and about {{convert|16|km}} west of the village of [[Byrkjelo]]. [[Sandane Airport, Anda]] is located {{convert|10|km}} northwest of Sandane along highway E39. Sandane has several suburban areas that surround the nearby fjord such as [[Sørstranda, Sogn og Fjordane|Sørstranda]] to the west and [[Vereide]] to the northwest.
Sandane has an airport at [[Sandane Airport, Anda|Anda]].


The {{convert|2.38|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2019) of 2,447 and a [[population density]] of {{convert|1028|PD/km2}}.<ref name="ssb">{{cite web|title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality|authorlink=Statistics Norway|author=Statistisk sentralbyrå|url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/beftett/aar |date=1 January 2019}}</ref> The [[Firda Upper Secondary School]] and [[Sandane Church]] are both located in Sandane. Sandane is located close to the lake [[Breimsvatn]], the [[Myklebustbreen]] [[glacier]], and [[Jostedalsbreen National Park]].
[[Category:Villages in Norway]]
{{SognFjordane-geo-stub}}


==References==
[[no:Sandane]]
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==External links==
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[[Category:Villages in Vestland]]
[[Category:Gloppen]]

Latest revision as of 19:35, 12 November 2023

Sandane
Village
View of Sandane
View of Sandane
Sandane is located in Vestland
Sandane
Sandane
Location of the village
Sandane is located in Norway
Sandane
Sandane
Sandane (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°46′37″N 6°12′59″E / 61.7769°N 6.2164°E / 61.7769; 6.2164
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictNordfjord
MunicipalityGloppen
Area
 • Total2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi)
Elevation10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total2,447
 • Density1,028/km2 (2,660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6823 Sandane

Sandane is the administrative centre of the municipality of Gloppen in Vestland county, Norway. It is located at the end of the Gloppefjorden, along the European route E39 highway. Sandane is 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the village of Nordfjordeid and about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of the village of Byrkjelo. Sandane Airport, Anda is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of Sandane along highway E39. Sandane has several suburban areas that surround the nearby fjord such as Sørstranda to the west and Vereide to the northwest.

The 2.38-square-kilometre (590-acre) village has a population (2019) of 2,447 and a population density of 1,028 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,660/sq mi).[1] The Firda Upper Secondary School and Sandane Church are both located in Sandane. Sandane is located close to the lake Breimsvatn, the Myklebustbreen glacier, and Jostedalsbreen National Park.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Sandane, Gloppen (Sogn og Fjordane)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-11-06.

External links[edit]

  • Media related to Sandane at Wikimedia Commons