Strand Municipality
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Key facts
- Country
- Norway
- County
- Rogaland
- District
- Ryfylke
- Established
- 1 Jan 1838
- Created as
- Formannskapsdistrikt
- Administrative centre
- Jørpeland
- Mayor 2015
- Irene Heng Lauvsnes ( H )
- Total
- 261.79 km (101.08 sq mi)
- Land
- 235.40 km (90.89 sq mi)
- Water
- 26.39 km (10.19 sq mi) 10.1%
- Rank
- # 278 in Norway
- Highest elevation
- 776.46 m (2,547.4 ft)
- Density
- 53.3/km (138/sq mi)
- Change 10 years
- +12%
- Demonyms
- Strandbu, Strandabu
- Norwegian form
- Neutral
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
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Wikidata facts
- Demonym
- strandbu
- Population
- 13959
- Area
- 1.28
- Official website
- www.strand.kommune.no
- Image
- Jorpeland.jpg
- Households
- 210
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- Strand, Norway
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Strand is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Ryfylke. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Jørpeland. The municipality lies across the fjord from the city of Stavanger. The Ryfast tunnel system connects Stavanger and Strand by a very long undersea tunnel.
The villages of Sørskår and Fiskå are located in northern Strand, on the southern shore of the Årdalsfjorden. This area of Strand produces fruit, vegetables, and dairy products. The Fiskå Mølle (Fiskå Mill) is located in Fiskå. The larger village of Tau is located on the western coast of Strand. It is a transportation hub with ferry connections to the city of Stavanger and bus services to nearby Hjelmelandsvågen and deeper into the Ryfylke district. About 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of Tau is the municipal center of Jørpeland. This town is the largest settlement in Strand with about 7,800 people.