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Leirvik is a town
List of cities in Norway

This is a list of cities in Norway.The Norwegian name for city is by. Cities were formerly categorized as kj?pstad or ladested , each with special city rights....
 and the administrative centre
Administrative Centre

Administrative centre is often used in several countries to refer to a county town, or other seat of regional or local government, or the place where the central administration of a Commune is located....
 of Stord
Stord

Stord is a municipalities of Norway in the counties of Norway of Hordaland, Norway. Stord is sometimes called "Norway in miniature" - as it has such a variety of landscapes: coastline, fjords, forests, agricultural land, and mountain areas....
 municipality in the county of Hordaland
Hordaland

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population....
, Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
. Leirvik is the regional centre of Sunnhordland
Sunnhordland

Sunnhordland is a Districts of Norway in the Vestlandet, consisting of the southern, coastal regions of the county Hordaland, from the mouth of the Hardangerfjord and outwards to the Atlantic Ocean....
, and has many public services and offices such as the regional court and Sunnhordland Museum, as well as shops and restaurants. In 2008, Leirvik had a population of 11,342, and covers an area of 8.46 square kilometres with a population density of 1,341 per square kilometre. Leirvik has approximately 65% of the total population of Stord.






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Leirvik is a town
List of cities in Norway

This is a list of cities in Norway.The Norwegian name for city is by. Cities were formerly categorized as kj?pstad or ladested , each with special city rights....
 and the administrative centre
Administrative Centre

Administrative centre is often used in several countries to refer to a county town, or other seat of regional or local government, or the place where the central administration of a Commune is located....
 of Stord
Stord

Stord is a municipalities of Norway in the counties of Norway of Hordaland, Norway. Stord is sometimes called "Norway in miniature" - as it has such a variety of landscapes: coastline, fjords, forests, agricultural land, and mountain areas....
 municipality in the county of Hordaland
Hordaland

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population....
, Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
. Leirvik is the regional centre of Sunnhordland
Sunnhordland

Sunnhordland is a Districts of Norway in the Vestlandet, consisting of the southern, coastal regions of the county Hordaland, from the mouth of the Hardangerfjord and outwards to the Atlantic Ocean....
, and has many public services and offices such as the regional court and Sunnhordland Museum, as well as shops and restaurants. In 2008, Leirvik had a population of 11,342, and covers an area of 8.46 square kilometres with a population density of 1,341 per square kilometre. Leirvik has approximately 65% of the total population of Stord. It is the largest urban area that is located in a municipality where Nynorsk
Nynorsk

Nynorsk is one of the two official Norwegian language standard languages, the other being Bokm?l. Just above 10% of the Norwegian population use Nynorsk as their primary written language....
 is the preferred language form.

Confusingly, when the municipality of Stord declared township, they decided to name the town "Stord". This was to ensure that Leirvik and its surrounding areas were large and populous enough to qualify for Norwegian town status. Even though this is the official name, the public acceptance of this is minimal, and the name of the urban community remains "Leirvik". The name translates into 'clay bay', the word "leire" meaning "clay
Clay

Clay is a naturally occurring material composed primarily of fine-grained minerals, which show plasticity through a variable range of water content, and which can be hardened when dried and/or fired....
" and "vik" meaning "bay
Bay

A bay is an area of water bordered by land on three sides. Bays generally have calm waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some ocean surface wave and often reducing winds....
". The name comes from the high concentration of clay in the ground. The locals often refer to Leirvik by the name "Vikjo" rather than "Leirvik".