Høyland
Høyland Municipality
Høyland herred | |
|---|---|
| Høiland herred (historic name) | |
Rogaland within Norway | |
Høyland within Rogaland | |
| Coordinates: 58°49′51″N 05°45′02″E / 58.83083°N 5.75056°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Jæren |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Sandnes Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Høyland |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 170 km2 (66 sq mi) |
| Population (1965) | |
• Total | 20,353 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1123 |
Høyland is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 170-square-kilometre (66 sq mi) municipality was located at the innermost end of the Gandsfjorden in the western part of the present-day municipality of Sandnes. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The main church for the municipality was Høyland Church.