Vikedal is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The area is now part of Vindafjord Municipality in the traditional district of Ryfylke. The administrative centre was the village of Vikedal where Vikedal Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the municipality was the th largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Vikedal Municipality was the 484th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about . The municipality's population density was and its population had increased by 3.5% over the previous 10-year period.
The parish of Vikedal was created as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1923 when the large Vikedal Municipality was divided into three:
On 1 January 1965, the municipality was dissolved due to recommendations of the Schei Committee and its lands were divided as follows:
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Vikedal farm () since the first Vikedal Church was built there. The first element is the plural genitive case of which means "bay" or "cove". The last element is which means "valley" or "dale". The farm is located at the mouth of the main river that runs through the valley where it flows out into a bay along the fjord.
The Church of Norway had one parish () within Vikedal Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Vikedal prestegjeld and the Ryfylke prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger.
Vikedal Municipality was located along the Vindafjorden and Sandeidfjorden in the northern part of the Ryfylke district. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Bjørndalsnuten. Sand Municipality and Imsland Municipality were located to the east, Jelsa Municipality was located to the southeast, Nedstrand Municipality was located to the southwest, Vats Municipality was located to the west, Sandeid Municipality was located to the north, and Etne Municipality was located to the northeast.
While it existed, Vikedal Municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Ryfylke District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal.
The municipal council of Vikedal Municipality was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.
The mayor () of Vikedal Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position: