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24-491: The 6.79-square-kilometre (1,680-acre) town has a population (2019) of 11,433 and a population density of 1,684 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,360/sq mi). Egersund has one of the best natural harbours in Norway, and it used to be the largest harbour in Norway when measured in quantity of fish brought in each year (surpassed by Ålesund in 2006). The tidal range , the difference in height between high tide and low tide,

48-448: A ladested with its own customs office . The ladested of Egersund was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 under the new formannskapsdistrikt law. This effectively gave Egersund the municipal self-government that was now uniformly given to all areas of Norway. In 1843, a fire destroyed two thirds of the town, allowing a major redesign of streets. In 1847, Johan Feyer founded A/S Egersunds Fayancefabriks Co., which became

72-483: A chapel, the chapel of St. Laurenti, mentioned in a letter issued on 5 February 1308 as Ecclesia beati Laurentii de Eikundarsund , where Pope Clement V gives King Håkon V Magnusson extensive privileges concerning the King's 14 chapels (including the chapel of St. Laurenti), which was founded by himself or his father, King Magnus Lagabøte , and his grandfather, King Håkon Håkonson . Since these chapels often were built on

96-514: A little less than the land area of Puerto Rico , 8,868 square kilometres (3,424 sq mi). Although the arithmetic density is the most common way of measuring population density, several other methods have been developed to provide alternative measures of population density over a specific area. Eigersund Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include

120-471: A self-governing municipality. On that date, the following places were all merged into the new, larger municipality of Eigersund , with the town of Egersund as the new administrative centre : The town (originally the parish ) is named after the Eigersundet strait ( Old Norse : Eikundarsund ). The first element is the genitive case of the name of the island of Eikund (now Eigerøya ). The name of

144-511: Is 53/km (140/sq mi). This includes all continental and island land area, including Antarctica . However, if Antarctica is excluded, then population density rises to over 58 per square kilometre (150/sq mi). The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has developed a suite of (open and free) data and tools named the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) to improve the science for policy support to

168-454: Is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans , but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term. Population density is population divided by total land area , sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after

192-507: Is around 8,000,000,000 and the Earth 's total area (including land and water) is 510,000,000 km (200,000,000 sq mi). Therefore, the worldwide human population density is approximately 8,000,000,000 ÷ 510,000,000 = 16/km (41/sq mi). However, if only the Earth's land area of 150,000,000 km (58,000,000 sq mi) is taken into account, then human population density

216-472: Is practically zero due to the presence of an amphidromic point . Several internationally known companies have divisions here, like Navico (earlier Robertson autopilots) and Jeppesen Norway formerly C-MAP Norway (producer of electronic sea-maps). In addition, the Aker Solutions corporation owns and runs a large installation here which specializes in the building of parts for oil platforms . Most of

240-621: The Danish language form of the name and at that time the municipal name was changed to use the Norwegian language form. The town kept the old spelling for historic purposes. From 1838 until 1964 when the town of Egersund was an independent municipality, it was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, unemployment , social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads . During its existence, this municipality

264-654: The European Commission Directorate Generals and Services and as support to the United Nations system. Several of the most densely populated territories in the world are city-states , microstates and urban dependencies . In fact, 95% of the world's population is concentrated on just 10% of the world's land. These territories have a relatively small area and a high urbanization level, with an economically specialized city population drawing also on rural resources outside

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288-526: The 13th century. From around the year 1000 Olav the Holy's fleet was here often. We can also find the name in texts and scaldic poems from Olav's saga. During the 1910s, the name of the municipality was changed from Egersund to Eigersund , but the town of Egersund within Eigersund Municipality kept the old spelling. The form of the name spelled without the diphthong [ei] ( Egersund ) is

312-998: The area, illustrating the difference between high population density and overpopulation . Deserts have very limited potential for growing crops as there is not enough rain to support them. Thus, their population density is generally low. However, some cities in the Middle East, such as Dubai , have been increasing in population and infrastructure growth at a fast pace. Cities with high population densities are, by some, considered to be overpopulated, though this will depend on factors like quality of housing and infrastructure and access to resources. Very densely populated cities are mostly in Asia (particularly Southeast Asia ); Africa's Lagos , Kinshasa , and Cairo ; South America's Bogotá , Lima , and São Paulo ; and Mexico City and Saint Petersburg also fall into this category. City population and especially area are, however, heavily dependent on

336-544: The center of the town. In 1905, Egersund became the first town in Rogaland county to get electrical lighting. On 9 April 1940, the German military invaded Norway and they occupy Egersund during World War II . Egersund had strategic importance because of its harbour , as well as because the telegraph line between Norway and England was situated there. The Germans built large camps in the area. The occupation lasted until

360-519: The cities of Stavanger and Kristiansand , via the European route E39 highway. There is also a more scenic coastal highway Norwegian County Road 44 . There is an hourly train connections northwards to Stavanger, while express and regional trains run southwards towards Kristiansand and Oslo. Egersund is divided up into several neighborhoods Population density Population density (in agriculture : standing stock or plant density )

384-547: The definition of "urban area" used: densities are almost invariably higher for the center only than when suburban settlements and intervening rural areas are included, as in the agglomeration or metropolitan area (the latter sometimes including neighboring cities). In comparison, based on a world population of 8 billion, the world's inhabitants, if conceptualized as a loose crowd occupying just under 1 m (10 sq ft) per person (cf. Jacobs Method ), would occupy an area of 8,000 square kilometres (3,100 sq mi)

408-498: The end of the war. In 1947, the town was growing rapidly, and an area of the neighboring municipality of Eigersund (population: 515) was transferred into the town of Egersund. During the 1960s, the Schei Committee met in Norway to discuss the municipal structure in the nation. It was decided that the number of cities and municipalities in Norway was too large, so on 1 January 1965, the town of Egersund lost its status as

432-634: The industry is related to the sea and to boats. People have lived around the area of Egersund since the Stone Age . There are several places around Egersund where one can find ruins of settlements dating back to the age of migrations in Norway (400–600 BC). There used to be a church here, the Church of St. Mary, mentioned in 1292 in a privilege of indulgence issued in Rome on 5 February 1292 by Pope Nicholas IV as Ecclesia beatæ Mariæ de Eikundarsund . It

456-479: The island comes from the word eik which means " oak " followed by the suffix -und which means "plentiful of" (i.e. "the island covered with oak trees"). The last element is sund which means " strait " or " sound ". The name is among the oldest place names in Norway. It can already be found in the form Eikundarsund in the Norse saga of Olav the Holy , written by Icelandic author Snorri Sturlasson in

480-465: The king's estates, it is presumed to have been on grounds owned by the Husaby estate. An old tradition says it was located at what is now "Strandgata 43", but the exact position is somewhat uncertain. In 1623 the old church (probably the Church of St. Mary) was demolished and a new Egersund Church was erected. This building still stands today. On 18 July 1798, the village of Egersund was established as

504-443: The scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometer" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, areas of water or glaciers. Commonly this is calculated for a county , city , country , another territory or the entire world . The world's population

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528-508: The town's major employer until closing in 1979. On 7 July 1859, there was another major fire, and another again on 20 October 1862. This was the last major town fire, since town planners finally understood wooden structures' vulnerability and reconstructed buildings using extra wide streets to prevent fires from spreading. In 1878, the Jærensbanen railway line between Egersund and the city of Stavanger opened with Egersund Station in

552-439: Was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipal council (Bystyre) of Egersund was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows: The mayors ( Norwegian : ordfører ) of Egersund: Egersund has good connections by road to

576-505: Was the first church in Egersund, and was the parish church of the St. Mary parish. It is believed to have been located where the present Egersund Church stands today. Old folklore from Egersund also says that before the Church of St. Mary, an altar where people sacrificed to the old Norse gods was placed here, but this has not been verified from any sources except old stories. There was also

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