Sand (municipality)
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Sand is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 221-square-kilometre (85 sq mi) municipality encompassed the area around the Hylsfjorden and the inner part of the Sandsfjorden in the present-day Suldal Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Sand where Sand Church is located.[3]
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Sand Municipality
Sand herred | |
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Coordinates: 59°29′12″N 06°15′04″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Rogaland |
District | Ryfylke |
Established | 1 Jan 1859 |
• Preceded by | Jelsa Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
• Succeeded by | Suldal Municipality |
Administrative centre | Sand |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 221 km2 (85 sq mi) |
Population (1965) | |
• Total | 1,135 |
• Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
Demonym | Sandsbu[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1136[2] |
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