Torvastad Municipality
Torvastad Municipality
Torvastad herad | |
|---|---|
| Torvestad herred (historic name) | |
Rogaland within Norway | |
Torvastad within Rogaland | |
| Coordinates: 59°22′49″N 05°14′13″E / 59.38028°N 5.23694°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Haugaland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Haugesund Municipality and Karmøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Torvastad |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 25.9 km2 (10.0 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #489 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
| Population (1964) | |
• Total | 3,628 |
| • Rank | #260 in Norway |
| • Density | 140.1/km2 (363/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +30.9% |
| Demonym | Torvastadbu |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1152 |
Torvastad is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 25.9-square-kilometre (10.0 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The area is now mostly part of Karmøy Municipality in the traditional district of Haugaland. The administrative centre was the village of Haugesund (from 1838 until 1855), and after that it was the village of Torvastad on the island of Karmøy. Other villages in the municipality included Norheim and Vormedal.
Torvastad Municipality originally encompassed parts of the present-day Haugesund Municipality, Utsira Municipality, and Karmøy Municipality. It included the northwesternmost part of the mainland of Rogaland county plus the northern part of the island of Karmøy and the islands of Utsira, Røvær, Vibrandsøy, and Feøy. It got smaller over the years, and upon its dissolution in 1965, the municipality covered only 26 square kilometres (10 sq mi).
Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the 25.9-square-kilometre (10.0 sq mi) municipality was the 489th largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Torvastad Municipality was the 260th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,628. The municipality's population density was 140.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (363/sq mi) and its population had increased by 30.9% over the previous 10-year period.