Mainland-Karmøy

Mainland-Karmøy (Fastlands-Karmøy) is the part of Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county that is located on Norway's mainland. The area includes Moksheim, Norheim, Spanne, Vormedal, Kolnes, and Røyksund/Fosen, and has approximately 10,000 inhabitants, corresponding to nearly one quarter of the municipality's population.

Most of the area formerly belonged to the old Avaldsnes Municipality and Torvastad Municipality, but was incorporated into Karmøy Municipality during a large municipal merger and reorganization in 1965. Parts of Mainland-Karmøy are considered to be part of the urban area of the town of Haugesund, despite being outside Haugesund Municipality. The question of municipal affiliation has been a subject of debate since the 1980s.

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