Leikanger (Urban East Norwegian:[ˈlæ̂ɪkɑŋər]ⓘ) is a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It was located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center was the village of Hermansverk, which also was the administrative center of the old Sogn og Fjordane county.
The Leikanger/Hermansverk urban area had 2,144 inhabitants (2019), about 90% of the municipal population.[4] This urban area is often called Systrond, which is why a person from Leikanger is often called Systrending.
The 180-square-kilometre (69 sq mi) municipality is the 342nd largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Leikanger is the 302nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,331. The municipality's population density is 13.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (34/sq mi) and its population has increased by 8.1% over the last decade.[5][6]
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^Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2016). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
^Statistisk sentralbyrå (2018). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 December 2019.
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