Bokn

Bokn Municipality
Bokn kommune
Bukken herred  (historic name)
View of Alvestadkroken in Bokn
View of Alvestadkroken in Bokn
Rogaland within Norway
Rogaland within Norway
Bokn within Rogaland
Bokn within Rogaland
Coordinates: 59°12′01″N 05°25′23″E / 59.20028°N 5.42306°E / 59.20028; 5.42306
CountryNorway
CountyRogaland
DistrictHaugaland
Established1849
 • Preceded bySkudenes Municipality
Administrative centreFøresvik
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Egil Våge (Sp)
Area
 • Total47.18 km2 (18.22 sq mi)
 • Land44.58 km2 (17.21 sq mi)
 • Water2.60 km2 (1.00 sq mi)  5.5%
 • Rank#348 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total868
 • Rank#341 in Norway
 • Density19.5/km2 (51/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +0.3%
DemonymBoknar[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1145[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Bokn is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Haugaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Føresvik, the only urban area in Bokn. Other villages in Bokn include Arsvågen, Trosnavåg, and Loten. The island municipality is mostly located on the three islands of Ognøya, Vestre Bokn, and Austre Bokn. All three main islands are connected to the mainland via a network of bridges.

The 47-square-kilometre (18 sq mi) municipality is the 348th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bokn is the 341st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 868. The municipality's population density is 19.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (51/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.3% over the previous ten-year period.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).

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