Aukra

Aukra Municipality
Aukra kommune
Akerø herred  (historic name)
View of the Ormen Lange facilities in Nyhamna
View of the Ormen Lange facilities in Nyhamna
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Aukra within Møre og Romsdal
Aukra within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°49′43″N 06°50′45″E / 62.82861°N 6.84583°E / 62.82861; 6.84583
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictRomsdal
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreFalkhytta
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Helge Kjøll (KrF)
Area
 • Total60.65 km2 (23.42 sq mi)
 • Land60.56 km2 (23.38 sq mi)
 • Water0.09 km2 (0.03 sq mi)  0.1%
 • Rank#345 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total3,654
 • Rank#211 in Norway
 • Density60.3/km2 (156/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +9.4%
DemonymsGossing
Aukraværing[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1547[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Aukra is municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the region of Romsdalen. The administrative centre is the village of Falkhytta, which is part of the Aukrasanden urban area.

The municipality is made up of the island of Gossa as well as many small surrounding islands, plus a small area around the village of Hollingen across the Julsundet strait on the mainland Romsdal peninsula. Some of the main population centers include the villages of Hollingen, Aukrasanden, Varhaugvika, and Røssøyvågen. Nyhamna is a major industrial area in Aukra.

The 61-square-kilometre (24 sq mi) municipality is the 345th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Aukra is the 211th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,654. The municipality's population density is 60.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (156/sq mi) and its population has increased by 9.4% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).

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