Åmøy

Åmøy is an island in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The island lies just north of the city of Stavanger in a group of islands. The islands of Sokn and Bru both lie to the west of Åmøy and the islands of Mosterøy and Rennesøy lie to the north, and the island of Hidle (in Strand Municipality) lies to the east.

Key facts

Islands.name: Åmøy
Islands.image_name: Rennesøy og Mosterøy, Rogaland.JPG
Islands.image_caption: Åmøy (top, right corner)
Islands.location: Rogaland, Norway
Islands.mapframe: yes
Islands.mapframe zoom: 10
Islands.mapframe caption: Interactive map of the island
Islands.area_km2: 5.3
Islands.length_km: 5.5
Islands.width_km: 1.5
Islands.country: Norway
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title: County
Islands.country_admin_divisions: Rogaland
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1: Municipality
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1: Stavanger Municipality
Islands.population: 629
Islands.population_as_of: 2022
Islands.density_km2: 119

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Wikidata facts

Area: 5.3
Image: Rennesøy og Mosterøy, Rogaland.JPG

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Geography
History
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==Geography== The island is a long, narrow island with a very narrow isthmus in the middle. Historically, the island was divided between two municipalities. The western part of the island (Vestre Åmøy) was part of Rennesøy Municipality and the eastern part (Austre Åmøy) was part of Stavanger Municipality. Both halves of the island had their own chapel, Austre Åmøy Chapel and Vestre Åmøy Chapel. In 2014, there were 618 people living on the island with 328 living on the Rennesøy part and the remaining 290 people living in the Stavanger part. In 2020, all of Rennesøy Municipality was merged into Stavanger Municipality. Åmøy sorts under the borough of Tasta in Stavanger.