Lund Municipality

municipality in Rogaland, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Rogaland
District: Dalane
Established: 1 Jan 1838
Created as: Formannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centre: Moi
Mayor 2023: Gro Helleland ( KrF )
Total: 408.39 km (157.68 sq mi)
Land: 353.62 km (136.53 sq mi)
Water: 54.77 km (21.15 sq mi) 13.4%
Rank: # 236 in Norway
Highest elevation: 731.05 m (2,398.5 ft)
Density

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Lund is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Dalane. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Moi. Other villages in Lund include Eik and, Heskestad. European route E39 and the Sørlandet Line both pass through Lund. Moi Station is a railway station in Lund.

The 408.39-square-kilometre (157.68 sq mi) municipality is the 236th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Lund Municipality is the 224th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,229. The municipality's population density is 7.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (20/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 0.4% over the previous 10-year period.