Jelsa Municipality
Jelsa Municipality
Jelsa herred | |
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| Jælse herred (historic name) | |
View of Jelsa Church, the main church for the municipality | |
Rogaland within Norway | |
Jelsa within Rogaland | |
| Coordinates: 59°20′N 06°04′E / 59.333°N 6.067°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Ryfylke |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Suldal, Hjelmeland, and Finnøy municipalities |
| Administrative centre | Jelsa |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 129.8 km2 (50.1 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #392 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 862 m (2,828 ft) |
| Population (1964) | |
• Total | 1,028 |
| • Rank | #482 in Norway |
| • Density | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −21.7% |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1138 |
Jelsa is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 129.8-square-kilometre (50.1 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The area is now divided between Hjelmeland Municipality, Stavanger Municipality, and Suldal Municipality in the traditional district of Ryfylke. The administrative centre was the village of Jelsa, where Jelsa Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the 129.8-square-kilometre (50.1 sq mi) municipality was the 392nd largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Jelsa Municipality was the 482nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,028. The municipality's population density was 7.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (20/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 21.7% over the previous 10-year period.