Høyland

Høyland is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 170-square-kilometre (66 sq mi) municipality was located at the innermost end of the Gandsfjorden in the western part of the present-day municipality of Sandnes. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The main church for the municipality was Høyland Church.

Høyland Municipality
Høyland herred
Former municipality
Høiland herred  (historic name)
Rogaland within Norway
Høyland within Rogaland
Coordinates: 58°49′51″N 05°45′02″E
CountryNorway
CountyRogaland
DistrictJæren
Established1 Jan 1838
  Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1965
  Succeeded bySandnes Municipality
Administrative centreHøyland
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total170 km2 (70 sq mi)
Population
 (1965)
  Total20,353
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1123
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