Kristiansund (town)

Kristiansund Christianssund / Fosna
Town
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Coordinates: 63°06′37″N 7°43′40″E / 63.1104°N 7.7279°E / 63.1104; 7.7279
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Møre og Romsdal
District	Nordmøre
Municipality	Kristiansund Municipality
Established as
Ladested	1631
Kjøpstad	1742
Area [1]
• Total	8.24 km2 (3.18 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	16 m (52 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	18,292
• Density	2,220/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Kristiansundar Kristiansunder
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	6500 Kristiansund

Kristiansund (US: /ˈkrɪstʃənsʌnd, ˈkrɪstiənsʊn/,^[3] Norwegian: [krɪstjɑnˈsʉnː] ^ⓘ; historically spelled Christianssund and earlier named Fosna) is a town in Kristiansund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality. it is located on the islands of Kirkelandet, Innlandet, and Nordlandet in the Nordmøre region of the county.

The 8.24-square-kilometre (2,040-acre) town has a population (2018) of 18,292 and a population density of 2,220 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,700/sq mi).^[1] Kristiansund is one of the most densely populated cities of Norway, having what is arguably the country's most urban small city centre, due to the relatively small size of the islands on which it is built and the very constricted central harbour/town area of Kirkelandet.