Skudenes Municipality
Skudenes Municipality
Skudenes herred | |
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View of the Ferkingstad harbour | |
Rogaland within Norway | |
Skudenes within Rogaland | |
| Coordinates: 59°09′00″N 05°15′23″E / 59.15000°N 5.25639°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Haugaland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Karmøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Skudeneshavn |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 67.5 km2 (26.1 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #455 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Population (1964) | |
• Total | 3,544 |
| • Rank | #265 in Norway |
| • Density | 52.5/km2 (136/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +4.6% |
| Demonym | Skudnesbu |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1150 |
Skudenes is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 67.5-square-kilometre (26.1 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The area is now part of Karmøy Municipality in the traditional district of Haugaland. The administrative centre was the town of Skudeneshavn (which technically was a separate municipality). Notable villages in the municipality included Sandve and Ferkingstad. Since 1965, the name Skudenes refers to the southern part of Karmøy island.
Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the 67.5-square-kilometre (26.1 sq mi) municipality was the 455th largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Skudenes Municipality was the 265th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,544. The municipality's population density was 52.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (136/sq mi) and its population had increased by 4.6% over the previous 10-year period.