Sauda

Sauda kommune
Municipality
View of the town of Sauda at night
Coat of arms Rogaland within Norway
Sauda within Rogaland
Coordinates: 59°41′15″N 06°26′14″E / 59.68750°N 6.43722°E / 59.68750; 6.43722Coordinates: 59°41′15″N 06°26′14″E / 59.68750°N 6.43722°E / 59.68750; 6.43722
Country	Norway
County	Rogaland
District	Ryfylke
Administrative centre	Sauda
Government
• Mayor (2011)	Frode Sulen (Ap)
Area
• Total	546.30 km2 (210.93 sq mi)
• Land	508.52 km2 (196.34 sq mi)
• Water	37.78 km2 (14.59 sq mi)
Area rank	197 in Norway
Population (2015)
• Total	4,756
• Rank	210 in Norway
• Density	9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	-1.3 %
Demonym(s)	Saudabu
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code	NO-1135
Official language form	Nynorsk
Website	www.sauda.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

 Sauda  is a municipality and industrial town in Rogaland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sauda, where most of the population lives. Other villages in the municipality include Saudasjøen and Amdal. Despite being in the northern part of the region of Ryfylke, Sauda participates in the Haugalandet Council and is under the jurisdiction of the Haugaland District Court.

The town of Sauda is the fifth largest town in Rogaland county with 4,253 inhabitants (2015), and the city center is home to Northern Europe's largest melting plant, Eramet Norway AS. The municipality is situated in the mountain valleys surrounding the Saudafjorden.

The municipality of Sauda was established in 1842 when it was separated from the large municipality of Suldal. Initially, Sauda had a population of 1,584. The municipal boundaries have never changed. The municipality declared the urban area of Sauda as a town in 1999.