Ulstein

Ulstein Municipality
Ulstein kommune
Ulvsten herred  (historic name)
Ulfsten herred  (historic name)
View of Ulsteinvik
View of Ulsteinvik
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Ulstein within Møre og Romsdal
Ulstein within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°21′23″N 05°51′14″E / 62.35639°N 5.85389°E / 62.35639; 5.85389
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictSunnmøre
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreUlsteinvik
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Stian Skorgen Scheide (H)
Area
 • Total97.20 km2 (37.53 sq mi)
 • Land94.88 km2 (36.63 sq mi)
 • Water2.32 km2 (0.90 sq mi)  2.4%
 • Rank#330 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total8,797
 • Rank#124 in Norway
 • Density92.7/km2 (240/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +11%
DemonymUlsteining[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1516[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Ulstein is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The commercial and administrative centre of Ulstein is the town of Ulsteinvik. The municipality occupies the western half of the island of Hareidlandet, as well as about 30 smaller islands, four of which are populated.

Ulstein is connected to the mainland of Norway by the Eiksund Bridge (to the island of Eika) and then the Eiksund Tunnel to the neighboring municipality of Ørsta. The Grasøyane Lighthouse is located on a small island in the northwestern part of Ulstein Municipality.

The 97-square-kilometre (37 sq mi) municipality is the 330th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Ulstein is the 124th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,797. The municipality's population density is 92.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (240/sq mi) and its population has increased by 11% 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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