Sokndal Municipality

Sokndal is the southernmost municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Dalane. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hauge. Other villages in Sokndal include Jøssingfjord, Rekefjord, Sogndalsstranda, and Åna-Sira.

Sogndalsstranda is a picturesque, old fishing village, which may have inspired the municipality in becoming Norway's first member of Cittaslow. The Jøssingfjorden, known for the Altmark Incident, is also located in Sokndal Municipality.

The 294.97-square-kilometre (113.89 sq mi) municipality is the 267th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Sokndal Municipality is the 220th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,356. The municipality's population density is 11.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (30/sq mi) and its population has increased by 1.3% over the previous 10-year period.