Tysvær
Municipality in Rogaland, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tysvær is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the Haugalandet region. The municipality is located on the Haugalandet peninsula on the northern side of the Boknafjorden, just east of the towns of Kopervik and Haugesund. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Aksdal. Other villages in the municipality include Dueland, Førre, Grinde, Hervik, Hindaråvåg, Nedstrand, Skjoldastraumen, Susort, Tysvær, and Yrke.
Tysvær Municipality
Tysvær kommune | |
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Coordinates: 59°21′42″N 05°32′34″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Rogaland |
District | Haugaland |
Established | 1849 |
• Preceded by | Skjold Municipality |
Administrative centre | Aksdal |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023) | Monika Lindanger (H) |
Area | |
• Total | 425.49 km2 (164.28 sq mi) |
• Land | 399.89 km2 (154.40 sq mi) |
• Water | 25.60 km2 (9.88 sq mi) 6% |
• Rank | #231 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 11,405 |
• Rank | #101 in Norway |
• Density | 28.5/km2 (74/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | +8.8% |
Demonym | Tysværbu[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1146[3] |
Website | Official website |
The European route E39 highway and European route E134 highways traverse the municipality with their junction located at Aksdal in Tysvær. The Frekasund Bridge on the E39 highway connects the mainland of Tysvær to the island municipality of Bokn to the south. The Karmøy Tunnel connects Tysvær to the town of Kopervik in neighboring Karmøy municipality.
The 425-square-kilometre (164 sq mi) municipality is the 231st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Tysvær is the 101st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 11,405. The municipality's population density is 28.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (74/sq mi) and its population has increased by 8.8% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]