It was located along the eastern and western shores of the Ålfjorden, a small branch off the main Hardangerfjorden.

Using Ålfjorden as a dividing line the western part of Vikebygd (population: 471) was merged into the neighboring municipality of Sveio and the eastern part (population: 578) was merged into the neighboring municipality of Ølen.

[3] The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Vik farm (Old Norse: Víkr).

The first element is the plural genitive case vík which means "bay" or "cove".

[5] The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Vikebygd was made up of 17 representatives who were elected to four year terms.