Stord

Stord is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland. Stord is the 68th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 18,759.[3][4]

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Coat of arms of Stord kommune
Official logo of Stord kommune
Stord within Vestland
Stord within Vestland
Coordinates: 59°48′29″N 05°27′59″E / 59.80806°N 5.46639°E / 59.80806; 5.46639Coordinates: 59°48′29″N 05°27′59″E / 59.80806°N 5.46639°E / 59.80806; 5.46639
CountryNorway
CountyVestland
DistrictSunnhordland
Established1 Jan 1838
Administrative centreLeirvik
Government
 • Mayor (2015)Gaute Straume Epland (Ap)
Area
 • Total143.73 km2 (55.49 sq mi)
 • Land137.45 km2 (53.07 sq mi)
 • Water6.28 km2 (2.42 sq mi)  4.4%
 • Rank316 in Norway
Population
 (2020)
 • Total18,759
 • Rank68 in Norway
 • Density136.5/km2 (354/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
6.8%
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-4614
Official language formNynorsk[2]
Websitestord.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

References

  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2020). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in norsk).
  4. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2020). "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in norsk).