Høle
| Bydel Høle | ||
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| Borough | ||
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| Coordinates: 58°53′N 6°0′E / 58.883°N 6.000°ECoordinates: 58°53′N 6°0′E / 58.883°N 6.000°E | ||
| Country | Norway | |
| City | Sandnes | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 101.4 km2 (39.2 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 965 | |
| • Rank | 13th | |
| • Density | 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| ISO 3166 code | NO- | |
Høle is a borough and former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.
The municipality was separated from Strand as Høgsfjord formannskapsdistrikt in 1842. On 1 January 1871 the district Forsand was divided from Høgsfjord to form a municipality of its own. The remaining part of Høgsfjord changed its name to Høle, and had a population of 1,122.[1]
On 1 January 1965 the district Oltesvik with 37 became a part of the new municipality Gjesdal, whereas the rest of Høle, with 926 inhabitants, was incorporated into the neighboring municipality Sandnes.[1]
The village Høle has a population of 335.[2] Presently, as a borough of Sandnes, Høle is the least populous borough with 965 inhabitants.[3] It is located in the eastern part of the municipality.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen".
- ↑ Statistics Norway (2006). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2006".
- ↑ "Sandnes i tall" (in Norwegian). Sandnes Municipality. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
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