Tysnes Municipality
municipality in Vestland, Norway
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Summary
Tysnes Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 264 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #59 of 360).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Vestland[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Kåre Martin Kleppe[5]
- Capital: Uggdal[6]
- Shares border with: Kvinnherad Municipality[7], Stord Municipality[8], Fitjar Municipality[9], Austevoll Municipality[10], Bjørnafjorden Municipality[11]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[12]
- Commons category: Tysnes[13]
- Highest point: Tysnessåta, Tysnes[14]
- Located in/on physical feature: North Sea[15]
- Significant event: boundary change[16]
- Official website: https://www.tysnes.kommune.no/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tysnes[18]
- Population: 2797[19], 2869[20], 2924[21], 2883[22], 2910[23], 2922[24], 2986[25], 3053[26]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Tysnes[27]
- Number of households: 1290[28], 1096[29], 47[30], 25[31], 51[32], 71[33]
- Demonym: tysnesing[34]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Tysnes[35]
- Area: 255 km²[36], 255.11501224470524 km²[37], 482.4924963342262 km²[38], 227.37748408952095 km²[39], 39.36367762822458 km²[40], 0 km²[41], 9.91329535198286 km²[42], 0.02745535244406938 km²[43], 6.826917089378018 km²[44], 191.02343394481508 km²[45], 7.714235531823728 km²[46], 0.13936745588403646 km²[47], 0.10662989015288257 km²[48], 255.12 km²[49]
- Has list: Grunnkretser i Tysnes kommune[50]
- Language used: Nynorsk[51]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[52]
Why It Matters
Tysnes Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]