Stangaland
Former municipality in Rogaland, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stangaland is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It was part of the traditional district of Haugaland. The municipality of Stangaland existed from 1909 until 1965 when it was merged into the newly created Karmøy Municipality. The 28-square-kilometre (11 sq mi) municipality encompassed the rural areas surrounding the coastal city of Kopervik on the island of Karmøy. The administrative centre was the village of Stangaland just outside the town of Kopervik.[3]
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Stangaland Municipality
Stangaland herred | |
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Kopervik herred (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 59°16′31″N 05°18′19″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Rogaland |
District | Haugaland |
Established | 1 Jan 1909 |
• Preceded by | Avaldsnes Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
• Succeeded by | Karmøy Municipality |
Administrative centre | Stangaland |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 28 km2 (11 sq mi) |
Population (1965) | |
• Total | 2,678 |
• Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Demonym | Stangalandsbu[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1148[2] |
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