Kopervik is the largest city on the island
Karmøy in the
county of
Rogaland in
Norway. It has around 9000 inhabitants and is the centre of administration for the
municipality of
Karmøy.Kopervik was a municipality with city status from 1866 to 1965, when it merged with seven other municipalities to create the municipality of
Karmøy. In 1996, it regained its city status following a change of law that made it easier to gain such status. It is one of three cities in
Karmøy. It is a transport hub for scheduled boats going north to
Bergen and south to
Stavanger. The main industries are aluminium smelting and fisheries.
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