Stord

Stord is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland. Stord is the 68th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 18,759.^[3][4]

Stord kommune
Municipality
View of the town of Leirvik
Coat of arms Vestland within Norway
Stord within Vestland
Coordinates: 59°48′29″N 05°27′59″E
Country	Norway
County	Vestland
District	Sunnhordland
Established	1 Jan 1838
Administrative centre	Leirvik
Area
• Total	143.73 km2 (55.49 sq mi)
• Land	137.45 km2 (53.07 sq mi)
• Water	6.28 km2 (2.42 sq mi)  4.4%
• Rank	316 in Norway
Population  (2020)
• Total	18,759
• Rank	68 in Norway
• Density	136.5/km2 (354/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	6.8%
Demonym(s)	Stordabu, Stording[1]
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-4614
Official language form	Nynorsk[2]
Website	stord.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

Related pages

• List of mayors in Norway that are elected until 2027

References

1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
2. "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
3. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2020). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
4. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2020). "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).