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Sagvåg is a small community located in Stord Kommune, on the southwest of the island Stord, Norway. It has approximately 5,000 inhabitants, which makes it Sunnhordland's second largest community, after Leirvik. Wärtsilä Norway AS have a factory in Sagvåg, producing automation systems for the marine industry. The harbour of Sagvåg is noted to be excellent for visiting leisure boats. There was considerable shipbuilding activities in Sagvåg up til the 1960s, building wooden fishing and whaling vessels.