Bjerkreim
Bjerkreim is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Dalane. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vikeså. Other villages in the municipality include Bjerkreim and Øvrebygd.
Bjerkreim Municipality
Bjerkreim kommune | |
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Municipality | |
| Birkrem herred (historic name) | |
View of the Bjerkreim landscape | |
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Flag | |
Rogaland within Norway | |
Bjerkreim within Rogaland | |
| Coordinates: 58°39′25″N 06°08′48″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Dalane |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Vikeså |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Tone Vaule (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 650.56 km2 (251.18 sq mi) |
| • Land | 577.31 km2 (222.90 sq mi) |
| • Water | 73.24 km2 (28.28 sq mi) 11.3% |
| • Rank | #173 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 2,848 |
| • Rank | #236 in Norway |
| • Density | 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +2.5% |
| Demonym | Bjerkreimsbu |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1114 |
| Website | Official website |
Nature has been generous in giving Bjerkreim many idyllic places, making Bjerkreim a good place to live by living in a countryside environment, but still relatively close to a major city, Stavanger. Bjerkreim has one of the most important salmon rivers in Norway, Bjerkreimselva. The most important livelihoods are agriculture and small-scale industries.
The 651-square-kilometre (251 sq mi) municipality is the 173rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bjerkreim is the 236th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,848. The municipality's population density is 4.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (13/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2.5% over the previous 10-year period.