Sauda Municipality
Sauda Municipality
Sauda kommune | |
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| Saude herred (historic name) Søvde herred (historic name) | |
View of the town of Sauda at night | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Rogaland within Norway | |
Sauda within Rogaland | |
| Coordinates: 59°41′15″N 06°26′14″E / 59.68750°N 6.43722°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Ryfylke |
| Established | 1842 |
| • Preceded by | Suldal Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Sauda |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Håvard Handeland (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 546.56 km2 (211.03 sq mi) |
| • Land | 507.51 km2 (195.95 sq mi) |
| • Water | 39.05 km2 (15.08 sq mi) 7.1% |
| • Rank | #196 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,602 m (5,256 ft) |
| Population (2026) | |
• Total | 4,603 |
| • Rank | #190 in Norway |
| • Density | 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −2.3% |
| Demonym | Saudabu |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1135 |
| Website | Official website |
Sauda (ⓘ) is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sauda, where most of the population lives. Other villages in the municipality include Saudasjøen and Amdal. Despite being in the northern part of the region of Ryfylke, Sauda participates in the Haugalandet Council and is under the jurisdiction of the Haugaland og Sunnhordland District Court.
The 546.56-square-kilometre (211.03 sq mi) municipality is the 196th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Sauda Municipality is the 190th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,603. The municipality's population density is 8.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (22/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 2.3% over the previous 10-year period.
The city of Sauda is the fifth largest city in Rogaland county with 4,227 inhabitants (2025), and the city center is home to Northern Europe's largest smelting plant, Eramet Norway AS. The municipality is situated in the mountain valleys surrounding the Saudafjorden.