Smøla
Municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. For the island, see Smøla (island).
Smøla is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hopen, other villages include Dyrnes, Råket, and Veiholmen.
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Smøla Municipality
Smøla kommune | |
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Coordinates: 63°24′07″N 08°01′45″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Møre og Romsdal |
District | Nordmøre |
Established | 1 Jan 1960 |
• Preceded by | Edøy, Brattvær, and Hopen municipalities |
Administrative centre | Hopen |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019) | Svein Roksvåg (Sp) |
Area | |
• Total | 271.91 km2 (104.99 sq mi) |
• Land | 261.10 km2 (100.81 sq mi) |
• Water | 10.81 km2 (4.17 sq mi) 4% |
• Rank | #272 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 2,158 |
• Rank | #270 in Norway |
• Density | 8.3/km2 (21/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | −1% |
Demonym | Smølværing[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Neutral |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1573[3] |
Website | Official website |
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The 272-square-kilometre (105 sq mi) municipality is the 272nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Smøla is the 270th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,158. The municipality's population density is 8.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (21/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 1% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]