Sunndal

Sunndal Municipality
Sunndal kommune
Sunndalen herred  (historic name)
View of the Øksendal valley
View of the Øksendal valley
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Sunndal within Møre og Romsdal
Sunndal within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°36′46″N 08°38′03″E / 62.61278°N 8.63417°E / 62.61278; 8.63417
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictNordmøre
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreSunndalsøra
Government
 • Mayor (2009)Ståle Refstie (Ap)
Area
 • Total1,713.36 km2 (661.53 sq mi)
 • Land1,647.89 km2 (636.25 sq mi)
 • Water65.49 km2 (25.29 sq mi)  3.8%
 • Rank#47 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total7,110
 • Rank#141 in Norway
 • Density4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −1.3%
DemonymSunndaling[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1563[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

is a municipality in the Nordmøre region located in the northeast part of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Sunndalsøra. Other villages include Gjøra, Grøa, Hoelsand, Jordalsgrenda, Romfo, Ålvund, Ålvundeidet, and Øksendalsøra. With an area of 1,713 square kilometres (661 sq mi), it is the largest municipality in Møre og Romsdal county. The important occupations in Sunndal include industry (with Hydro Aluminium Sunndal as the biggest employer), public services, retail, and farming.

The 1,713-square-kilometre (661 sq mi) municipality is the 47th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway and it is the largest in Møre og Romsdal county. Sunndal is the 141st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,110. The municipality's population density is 4.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 1.3% 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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