Sand Municipality
Sand Municipality
Sand herred | |
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View of the village and municipality of Sand | |
Rogaland within Norway | |
Sand within Rogaland | |
| Coordinates: 59°29′12″N 06°15′04″E / 59.48667°N 6.25111°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Ryfylke |
| Established | 1 Jan 1859 |
| • Preceded by | Jelsa Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Suldal Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Sand |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 213.8 km2 (82.5 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #329 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,371 m (4,498 ft) |
| Population (1964) | |
• Total | 1,167 |
| • Rank | #476 in Norway |
| • Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −0.8% |
| Demonym | Sandsbu |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1136 |
Sand is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 213.8-square-kilometre (82.5 sq mi) municipality existed from 1859 until its dissolution in 1965. The area is now part of Suldal Municipality in the traditional district of Ryfylke. The administrative centre was the village of Sand, where Sand Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the 213.8-square-kilometre (82.5 sq mi) municipality was the 329th largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Sand Municipality was the 476th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,167. The municipality's population density was 5.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (14/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 0.8% over the previous 10-year period.