Åkra
Former municipality in Rogaland, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the former municipality in Rogaland, Norway. For other uses, see Åkra (disambiguation).
Åkra is a former municipality in the traditional district of Haugaland in Rogaland county, Norway. The 33-square-kilometre (13 sq mi) municipality existed from 1892 until 1965 and it encompassed the central part of the western coast of the island of Karmøy. The administrative centre was the village of Åkrehamn.[3]
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Åkra Municipality
Åkra herred | |
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Aakra herred (historic name) Aakre herred (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 59°15′30″N 05°10′55″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Rogaland |
District | Haugaland |
Established | 1 Jan 1892 |
• Preceded by | Skudenes Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
• Succeeded by | Karmøy Municipality |
Administrative centre | Åkrehamn |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 33 km2 (13 sq mi) |
Population (1965) | |
• Total | 6,008 |
• Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
Demonym | Åkrabu[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1149[2] |
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