Kvitsøy
Kvitsøy is an island municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. At only 6.29-square-kilometre (2.43 sq mi), it is the smallest municipality in Norway by area and one of the smallest by population. Kvitsøy is located in the traditional district of Ryfylke. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ydstebøhamn on the island of Kvitsøy. The municipality is an archipelago located at the entrance to the large Boknafjorden. It sits about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northwest of the mainland Stavanger peninsula.
Kvitsøy Municipality
Kvitsøy kommune | |
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Municipality | |
| Kvitingsø herred (historic name) | |
View of Ydstebøhamn | |
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Rogaland within Norway | |
Kvitsøy within Rogaland | |
| Coordinates: 59°03′44″N 05°24′42″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Ryfylke |
| Established | 1 Jan 1923 |
| • Preceded by | Mosterøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Ydstebøhamn |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Kjell André Nordbø (LL) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.29 km2 (2.43 sq mi) |
| • Land | 6.28 km2 (2.42 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.01 km2 (0.004 sq mi) 0.2% |
| • Rank | #356 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 535 |
| • Rank | #349 in Norway |
| • Density | 85.2/km2 (221/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +1.3% |
| Demonym | Kvitsøybu |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1144 |
| Website | Official website |
The Rogfast tunnel system is currently being built during the 2020s to connect Kvitsøy to the mainland road network via the European route E39 highway.
The 6-square-kilometre (2.3 sq mi) municipality is the 356th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway, making it the smallest in the nation. Kvitsøy is the 349th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 535. The municipality's population density is 85.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (221/sq mi) and its population has increased by 1.3% over the previous 10-year period.