Sand Municipality
Sand herred | |
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Sand_og_Sandsfjorden.JPG) View of the village and municipality of Sand | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Norway_Counties_Rogaland_Position.svg) Rogaland within Norway | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:NO_1136_Sand.svg) Sand within Rogaland | |
| Coordinates: 59°29′12″N 06°15′04″E / 59.48667°N 6.25111°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] |
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]
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Sand – sogn" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 May 2015.