Stad Municipality
municipality in Vestland County, Norway
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Summary
Stad Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 181 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #58 of 360).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Vestland[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Gunnar Silden[5], Q131257088[6]
- Capital: Nordfjordeid[7]
- Shares border with: Sande Municipality[8], Vanylven[9], Volda Municipality[10], Stryn Municipality[11], Gloppen Municipality[12], Bremanger Municipality[13], Kinn Municipality[14]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[15]
- Commons category: Stad, Norway[16]
- Inception: January 1, 2020[17]
- Highest point: Glitregga[18]
- Significant event: boundary change[19]
- Official website: https://stad.kommune.no/[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Stad, Norway[21]
- Population: 9457[22], 9517[23], 9527[24], 9543[25], 9610[26], 9655[27], 9616[28]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Stad[29]
- Replaces: Selje[30], Eid[31], Vågsøy Municipality[32]
- Category for people born here: Q130742237[33]
- Demonym: Seljeværing[34], Eidar[35]
- Different from: Stad[36]
- Area: 752.78 km²[37], 1658.4 km²[38], 393.59 km²[39], 0.13 km²[40], 57.19 km²[41], 0.74 km²[42], 20.44 km²[43], 247.03 km²[44], 30.61 km²[45], 1.99 km²[46], 0.19 km²[47], 0.86 km²[48]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[49]
Why It Matters
Stad Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]