Karmøy
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Most of the municipality lies on the island of Karmøy. The island is connected to the mainland by the Karmøy Tunnel and the Karmsund Bridge. It is known for its industries, as well as for fishing. Karmøy is also well known in Norway for its beautiful heather moors and the white sand surfing beaches.
The 230 km2 municipality is the 294th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Karmøy is the 25th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 42,541, making it one of the largest in the region. The municipality's population density is 193.7 PD/km2 and its population has increased by 4.9% over the previous 10-year period. The island itself is the 4th most populated island in all of Norway.
The municipality of Karmøy is a recent creation. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, Karmøy municipality was created upon the merger of two towns and parts of five municipalities into one large municipality with 23,217 residents. The areas that were merged were:
* the town of Kopervik (population: 1,737)
* the town of Skudeneshavn (population: 1,275)
* the whole municipality of Skudenes (population: 3,583)
* the whole municipality of Stangaland (population: 2,678)
* the whole municipality of Åkra (population: 6,008)
* the part of the municipality of Avaldsnes located west of the Førresfjorden (population: 4,153)
Map - Karmøy
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Country - Norway
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Norway has a total area of 385,207 km2 and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of 1,619 km. It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the sea coasts; the interior, while colder, is also significantly milder than areas elsewhere in the world on such northerly latitudes. Even during polar night in the north, temperatures above freezing are commonplace on the coastline. The maritime influence brings high rainfall and snowfall to some areas of the country.
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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| NOK | Norwegian krone | kr | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
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| FI | Finnish language |
| SE | Northern Sami |
| NO | Norwegian language |
| NN | Nynorsk |