Lund Municipality
Lund kommune | |
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Lunde herred (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 58°31′11″N 06°27′41″E / 58.51972°N 6.46139°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Rogaland |
District | Dalane |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Administrative centre | Moi |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023) | Gro Helleland (KrF) |
Area | |
• Total | 408.41 km2 (157.69 sq mi) |
• Land | 353.90 km2 (136.64 sq mi) |
• Water | 54.51 km2 (21.05 sq mi) 13.3% |
• Rank | #237 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 3,206 |
• Rank | #223 in Norway |
• Density | 9.1/km2 (24/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | +1% |
Demonym | Lunddøl[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Neutral |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1112[3] |
Website | Official website |
Lund is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Dalane. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Moi. Other villages in Lund include Eik and, Heskestad. European route E39 and the Sørlandet Line both pass through Lund. Moi Station is a railway station in Lund.
The 408-square-kilometre (158 sq mi) municipality is the 237th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Lund is the 223rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,206. The municipality's population density is 9.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (24/sq mi) and its population has increased by 1% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]