Skudenes is a former municipality of the traditional district

Districts of Norway

The country Norway is historically divided into a number of districts. Many districts have deep historical roots, and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties and municipalities. The districts are defined by geographical features, often valleys, mountain ranges, fjords,...

  of Haugaland

Haugaland

Haugaland is a traditional district situated on the western coast of Norway. Haugaland is one of the 15 traditional district located within the Region of Vestlandet.-Location:...

 in Rogaland

Rogaland

is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...

 county, Norway.

The parish of Skudesnæs was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt

Formannskapsdistrikt

Formannskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January 1837...

).

In 1849 the district of Bukken (Bokn)

Bokn

Bokn is a municipality in the Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland. Bokn was separated from Skudenes in 1849....

 with 1,035 inhabitants was separated from Skudenes to form a municipality of its own. The split left Skudenes with a population of 5,044.

On February 12, 1858 the town of Skudeneshavn

Skudeneshavn

is a city on the southernmost tip of the island of Karmøy in Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland...

 with 1,209 inhabitants was separated from Skudenes, constituting a municipality of its own. The split left Skudenes with a population of 5,044. On January 1, 1892 the same thing took place with the town of Åkra

Åkra

Åkra is a former municipality of the traditional district of Haugaland in Rogaland county, Norway. Åkrehamn is the official name of Åkra. Locally the name is Haugalandet under Åkra. It is part of the settlement Åkrehamn / Vedavågen which has 9,946 inhabitants ,Åkra was created by a split from...

 with 1,962 inhabitants, which left Skudenes with a population of 2,732.

On January 1, 1965 Skudenes was merged with Avaldsnes

Avaldsnes

Avaldsnes was an ancient centre of power on the west coast of Norway and is the site of one of Norway’s more important areas of cultural history...

, Kopervik

Kopervik

Kopervik is the largest city on the island of Karmøy in the county of Rogaland, Norway and is the administrative centre of the municipality of Karmøy, and Kopervik have 8,192 inhabitants. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland. -Population:...

, Skudeneshavn, Stangaland

Stangaland

Stangaland is a former municipality of the traditional district of Haugaland in Rogaland county, Norway.It was created by a split from Avaldsnes on January 1, 1909. The new municipality had a population of 1.001....

, Torvastad

Torvastad

-History:The parish of Torvestad was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 . On 1 February 1855 the district Haugesund was separated from Torvastad to form a municipality of its own. The split left Torvastad with 3,242 inhabitants. Further division took place when Skåre broke out on 1...

 and Åkra to form the new municipality of Karmøy

Karmøy

Karmøy is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located southwest of the city of Haugesund in the traditional district of Haugaland....

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By January 2009, Skudenes had 3,226 inhabitants, including the populations of Breidablikk/ Hålandshøgda/ Vågen-Varden/ Falnes/ Hillesland/ Hovdastad/ Snørteland.