Strand (Norway)
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Basic data | ||
Commune number : | 1130 | |
Province (county) : | Rogaland | |
Administrative headquarters: | Jørpeland | |
Coordinates : | 59 ° 1 ′ N , 6 ° 2 ′ E | |
Height : | 1 moh. | |
Surface: | 261.69 km² | |
Residents: | 12,968 (Feb 27, 2020) | |
Population density : | 50 inhabitants per km² | |
Language form : | neutral | |
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politics | ||
Mayor : | Irene Heng Lauvsnes ( H ) (2015) | |
Location in the province of Rogaland | ||
Beach is a municipality in the Norwegian Fylke Rogaland . Larger places are Jørpeland and Tau . The administration of the municipality is located in Jørpeland, which received city status in 1998 and has around 6,500 inhabitants. Tau has around 3,000 inhabitants.
Sons and daughters
- Olaug Bollestad (* 1961); Norwegian politician
- Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (* 1973); Norwegian mountain biker
- John Moses (1885-1945); American politician, governor and senator from North Dakota
- Stein Rønning (1965-2008); Norwegian karateka
- Hadia Tajik (* 1983); Norwegian politician
Web links
Commons : Beach - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Website of the municipality (Norwegian)
Individual evidence