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Kandal, Norway

Coordinates: 61°40′20″N 06°22′46″E / 61.67222°N 6.37944°E / 61.67222; 6.37944
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Kandal
Village
Kandal is located in Vestland
Kandal
Kandal
Location of the village
Kandal is located in Norway
Kandal
Kandal
Kandal (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°40′20″N 06°22′46″E / 61.67222°N 6.37944°E / 61.67222; 6.37944
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictNordfjord
MunicipalityGloppen Municipality
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total87
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6823 Sandane

Kandal is a small village located along the west side of the lake Breimsvatnet, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of the municipal center of Sandane in the municipality of Gloppen in Vestland county, Norway. The population of Kandal (2001) is 87, and the village area stretches along the shore of the lake for about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi).[1]

Surrounded by high mountains, the main industry in Kandal is goat farming. There are two mountain dairy farms (Norwegian: seter) in Kandal: Myklandsstøylen and Nesstøylen. In the summer, most of the people take their animals up there to graze them and milk them.

References

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  1. ^ a b Statistisk sentralbyrå (2001). "Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1445 Gloppen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)