Eigersund

Eigersund Municipality
Eigersund kommune
Egersund herred  (historic name)
View of the town of Egersund
View of the town of Egersund
Rogaland within Norway
Rogaland within Norway
Eigersund within Rogaland
Eigersund within Rogaland
Coordinates: 58°28′42″N 06°03′47″E / 58.47833°N 6.06306°E / 58.47833; 6.06306
CountryNorway
CountyRogaland
DistrictDalane
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreEgersund
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Anja Hovland (H)
Area
 • Total432.49 km2 (166.99 sq mi)
 • Land387.45 km2 (149.60 sq mi)
 • Water45.04 km2 (17.39 sq mi)  10.4%
 • Rank#228 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total15,011
 • Rank#80 in Norway
 • Density38.7/km2 (100/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +2.6%
DemonymEigersunder[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1101[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Eigersund is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is in the traditional district of Dalane. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Egersund. The town was known for its pottery factory (closed in 1979) and it is among Norway's biggest fishing ports. The villages of Helleland, Hellvik, and Hestnes are also in Eigersund.

The island of Eigerøya lies just off shore from Egersund. The island has several well-known businesses and attractions including the Eigerøy war memorial from World War II.

The 432-square-kilometre (167 sq mi) municipality is the 228th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Eigersund is the 80th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 15,011. The municipality's population density is 38.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (100/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2.6% 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).