Sørøysund Municipality
Sørøysund Municipality
Sørøysund herred | |
|---|---|
| Hammerfest landdistrikt (historic name) | |
Finnmark within Norway | |
Sørøysund within Finnmark | |
| Coordinates: 70°38′28″N 23°40′19″E / 70.64111°N 23.67194°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Finnmark |
| District | Vest-Finnmark |
| Established | 1 Jan 1852 |
| • Preceded by | Hammerfest Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1992 |
| • Succeeded by | Hammerfest Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Hammerfest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1988-1991) | Mimmi Bæivi (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 837.2 km2 (323.2 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #131 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,078.35 m (3,537.89 ft) |
| Population (1991) | |
• Total | 2,341 |
| • Rank | #342 in Norway |
| • Density | 2.8/km2 (7/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +5.1% |
| Demonym | Sørøyværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-2016 |
Sørøysund is a former municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The 826-square-kilometre (319 sq mi) municipality existed from 1852 until its dissolution in 1992. The area is now part of Hammerfest Municipality. The administrative centre of Sørøysund was the town of Hammerfest, even though the town was not part of Sørøysund Municipality. Notable villages in the municipality included Akkarfjord, Forsøl, Kårhamn, and Rypefjord.
Prior to its dissolution in 1992, the 837-square-kilometre (323 sq mi) municipality was the 131st largest by area out of the 448 municipalities in Norway. Sørøysund Municipality was the 342nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 2,341. The municipality's population density was 2.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.3/sq mi) and its population had increased by 5.1% over the previous 10-year period.