Kopervik

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Kopervik

Total population

12,006

Coordinates59.28°, 5.31°

Demographic figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Kopervik is the largest town on the island of Karmøy in Rogaland county, Norway. It is the administrative centre of Karmøy Municipality. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland and the Haugesund Region, a statistical metropolitan area. The town was an independent municipality from 1866 to 1964.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Thorhild Widvey

Norwegian politician

Øyvind Vaksdal

Norwegian politician

Fredrikke Nielsen

Norwegian actress (1837–1912)

Henrik Klausen

Norwegian actor (1844–1907)

K

Klaus Sunnanå

Norwegian economist (1905-1980)

Leif Johan Sevland

Norwegian politician

Bjørn Kallevig

Norwegian singer

M

Marie Sinding

Norwegian writer (1853–1941)

P

Per Wåge Lea

Norwegian aircraft pilot

A

Adolph Fischer

Norwegian architect

Geir Toskedal

Norwegian politician

K

Kjell Budal

Norwegian physicist (1933-1989)

A

Alf Christian Haavik

Norwegian military personnel

Lars Anders Myhre

Norwegian politician and geologist

K

Knud Magnus Haaland

Norwegian physician

B

Bjørn Inge Utvik

Norwegian association football player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Rogaland

• Haugesund
  9.1 mi away · pop. 47,346
• Leidland
  61.3 mi away
• Kiikoinen
  606.7 mi away · pop. 1,263
• Jätinmaa
  608.5 mi away
• Myöntee
  608.9 mi away
• Äetsä
  609.4 mi away · pop. 2,156
• Keikyä
  609.6 mi away
• Heinimaankulma
  610.5 mi away
• Munkinmaa
  611.9 mi away
• Pohjakylä
  614.2 mi away
• Vammala
  616.8 mi away · pop. 9,790
• Korpela
  617.2 mi away

Browse all places in Rogaland →

Recently spotted species

Welsh Poppy

Papaver cambricum

Seen 2026-10-04

Linden shield lichen

Parmelina tiliacea

Seen 2026-10-04

fireweed

Chamaenerion angustifolium

Seen 2026-10-04

Sticky Groundsel

Senecio viscosus

Seen 2026-10-04

European Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Seen 2026-10-04

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2026-10-04

pineapple-weed

Matricaria discoidea

Seen 2026-10-04

greater plantain

Plantago major

Seen 2026-10-04

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-10-02

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

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