Bokn Municipality
Bokn kommune | |
|---|---|
| Bukken herred (historic name) | |
 View of Alvestadkroken in Bokn | |
 Flag | |
 Rogaland within Norway | |
 Bokn within Rogaland | |
| Coordinates: 59°12′01″N 05°25′23″E / 59.20028°N 5.42306°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Haugaland |
| Established | 1849 |
| • Preceded by | Skudenes Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Føresvik |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Egil Våge (Sp) |
| Area | |
• Total | 47.18 km2 (18.22 sq mi) |
| • Land | 44.58 km2 (17.21 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.60 km2 (1.00 sq mi) 5.5% |
| • Rank | #348 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 868 |
| • Rank | #341 in Norway |
| • Density | 19.5/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  +0.3% |
| Demonym | Boknar[1] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1145[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Bokn is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Haugaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Føresvik, the only urban area in Bokn. Other villages in Bokn include Arsvågen, Trosnavåg, and Loten. The island municipality is mostly located on the three islands of Ognøya, Vestre Bokn, and Austre Bokn. All three main islands are connected to the mainland via a network of bridges.
The 47-square-kilometre (18 sq mi) municipality is the 348th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bokn is the 341st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 868. The municipality's population density is 19.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (51/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.3% over the previous ten-year period.[4][5]
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).