Nedstrand Municipality
Nedstrand Municipality
Nedstrand herred | |
|---|---|
| Nerstrand herred (historic name) Hinderaa herred (historic name) Nærstrand herred (historic name) | |
Rogaland within Norway | |
Nedstrand within Rogaland | |
| Coordinates: 59°20′44″N 05°51′27″E / 59.34556°N 5.85750°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Haugaland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Tysvær Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Nedstrand |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1951–1965) | Olav Bog (V) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 118.9 km2 (45.9 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #403 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 630.67 m (2,069.1 ft) |
| Population (1964) | |
• Total | 1,201 |
| • Rank | #474 in Norway |
| • Density | 10.1/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −6.9% |
| Demonym | Nedstrending |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1139 |
Nedstrand is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 118.9-square-kilometre (45.9 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The area is now part of Tysvær Municipality in the traditional district of Haugaland. The administrative centre was the village of Nedstrand. Other villages in the municipality included Hinderåvåg, Espevik, and Vassenden.
Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the 118.9-square-kilometre (45.9 sq mi) municipality was the 403rd largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Nedstrand Municipality was the 474th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,201. The municipality's population density was 10.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (26/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 6.9% over the previous 10-year period.