Kopervik
Kopervik | |
|---|---|
Kopervik harbor (2010) | |
| Coordinates: 59°16′48″N 5°18′06″E / 59.2801°N 5.3016°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Haugaland |
| Municipality | Karmøy Municipality |
| Established as | |
| Ladested | 1866 (until 1965) |
| By (town) | 1996 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.53 km2 (2.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 11,561 |
| • Density | 1,535/km2 (3,980/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Koperviksbu |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 4250 Kopervik |
| Kopervik ladested | |
Rogaland within Norway | |
Kopervik within Rogaland | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Ryfylke |
| Established | 16 Aug 1866 |
| • Preceded by | Avaldsnes Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Karmøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Kopervik |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 0.36 km2 (0.14 sq mi) |
| Population (1965) | |
• Total | 1,737 |
| • Density | 4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Koperviksbu |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1105 |
.jpg){kind=link}
Kopervik is the largest town on the island of Karmøy in Rogaland county, Norway. It is also the administrative centre of the municipality of Karmøy. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland. The town was also an independent municipality from 1866 until 1965.
The 7.53-square-kilometre (1,860-acre) town has a population (2024) of 11,860 and a population density of 1,532 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,970/sq mi). The municipality of Karmøy has 43,577 inhabitants, 27.2% live in Kopervik.
Kopervik is one of three towns in Karmøy (the others are Åkrehamn and Skudeneshavn). Kopervik is a transportation hub for scheduled boats going north to Bergen and south to Stavanger. The main industries are aluminium smelting and fishing. Kopervik contains Karmøy's municipal government buildings as well as a lot of the commercial development in the municipality.