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| Missing image Skjåk_kart.png Image:Skjåk_kart.png | ||
| County | Oppland | |
| Landscape | Gudbrandsdalen | |
| Municipality | NO-0513 | |
| Administrative centre | Bismo | |
| Mayor (2005) | Ola Stensgård (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | Ranked 27 2,076 km² 1,969 km² 0.64 % | |
| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 311 2,393 0.05 % -5.3 % 1/km² | |
| Coordinates | Template:Coor dm | |
| www.skjaak.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway (http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0513) | ||
Skjåk is a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway.
The community is at the meeting point between Gudbrandsdalen and the mountains between the eastern parts of Norway and the west coast. Nestled in a deep valley, it is actually one of the most arid places on earth with less annual precipitation than the Sahara desert. In addition, one side of the valley solsida, or "the sunny side", has southern exposure, whereas baksida, the "back side", gets very little sun.
Agriculture has been enabled by elaborate irrigation systems for hundreds of years. As a point of entry to the mountain areas just west, hunting and fishing are also popular tourist activities.
Of the total area, 19 km² is used for agriculture; 129 km² for forestry; 75 km² is covered by water; and the rest is mountains and other non-arable land. Virtually the entire 23-kilometer long valley floor is continuously but sparsely built up.
Skjåk has historical roots back to the Viking era and has a rich cultural heritage.
The local newspaper is named Fjuken.Solsida_Skjåk_1994_Wikipedia.jpg
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Dovre | Etnedal | Gausdal | Gjøvik | Gran | Jevnaker | Lesja | Lillehammer | Lom | Lunner | Nord-Aurdal | Nord-Fron | Nordre Land | Ringebu | Sel | Skjåk | Søndre Land | Sør-Aurdal | Sør-Fron | Vang | Vestre Slidre | Vestre Toten | Vågå | Østre Toten | Øyer | Øystre Slidre | |