Leirvik
Leirvik Stord | |
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View of the town harbour area | |
Interactive map of Leirvik Stord | |
| Coordinates: 59°46′47″N 5°30′02″E / 59.77977°N 5.50053°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Sunnhordland |
| Municipality | Stord Municipality |
| Established as | |
| By (town) | 1997 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.34 km2 (3.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (6.6 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 14,767 |
| • Density | 1,428/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Stordabu |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 5417 Stord |
Leirvik or Stord is a town and the administrative centre of Stord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The town lies along the southern coast of the large island of Stord, along the Hardangerfjorden. The town gained "town status" in 1997. The town includes the Eldøyane peninsula where the large Kværner Stord industrial area is located.
Leirvik is the regional centre of the traditional district of Sunnhordland, and has many public services and offices such as the Haugaland og Sunnhordland District Court and the Sunnhordland Museum, as well as many shops and restaurants. Stord Church and several schools such as Stord Upper Secondary School and Western Norway University of Applied Sciences are all located in the town.
The 10.34-square-kilometre (2,560-acre) town has a population (2025) of 14,767 and a population density of 1,428 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,700/sq mi). The entire municipality has about 18,700 residents in it (2019), so Leirvik has about 75% of the total population of the municipality. Leirvik is also the largest urban area that is located in a municipality where Nynorsk is the preferred language form.