Suldal

Suldal Municipality
Suldal kommune
Suledal herred  (historic name)
View of the lake Suldalsvatnet
View of the lake Suldalsvatnet
Rogaland within Norway
Rogaland within Norway
Suldal within Rogaland
Suldal within Rogaland
Coordinates: 59°28′06″N 06°29′59″E / 59.46833°N 6.49972°E / 59.46833; 6.49972
CountryNorway
CountyRogaland
DistrictRyfylke
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreSand
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Mads Drange (Ap)
Area
 • Total1,736.65 km2 (670.52 sq mi)
 • Land1,582.21 km2 (610.89 sq mi)
 • Water154.06 km2 (59.48 sq mi)  8.9%
 • Rank#46 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total3,815
 • Rank#210 in Norway
 • Density2.4/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −1.5%
DemonymSuldøl[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1134[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Suldal is a municipality in the northeast corner of Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Ryfylke. Since 1965, the administrative centre of Suldal is the village of Sand i Ryfylke (prior to that it was the village of Suldalsosen). Other villages in Suldal include Haugsland, Jelsa, Marvik, Nesflaten, and Suldalsosen.

The 1,737-square-kilometre (671 sq mi) municipality is the 46th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Suldal is the 210th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,815. The municipality's population density is 2.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.2/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 1.5% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).

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