Averøy Municipality
Averøy Municipality
Averøy kommune | |
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View of Mekknoken in Averøy | |
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Averøy within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°59′50″N 07°33′19″E / 62.99722°N 7.55528°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Nordmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Preceded by | Kvernes, Kornstad, and Bremsnes |
| Administrative centre | Bruhagen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Ingrid Ovidie Rangønes (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 175.7 km2 (67.8 sq mi) |
| • Land | 172.9 km2 (66.8 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi) 1.6% |
| • Rank | #313 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 751.03 m (2,464.01 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 5,955 |
| • Rank | #163 in Norway |
| • Density | 33.9/km2 (88/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +4.7% |
| Demonym | Averøying |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1554 |
| Website | Official website |
Averøy is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the region of Nordmøre. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bruhagen. Other villages in the municipality include Bremsnes, Kornstad, Kvernes, Kårvåg, Langøyneset, Sveggen, and Vebenstad.
The 176-square-kilometre (68 sq mi) municipality is the 313th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Averøy Municipality is the 163rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,955. The municipality's population density is 33.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (88/sq mi) and its population has increased by 4.7% over the previous 10-year period.
The municipality includes the main island of Averøya and the many small islands surrounding it. The Kornstadfjorden, Kvernesfjorden, and Bremsnesfjorden surround the municipality on three sides and the open ocean on the fourth side. The Hestskjær Lighthouse and Stavnes Lighthouse are located in the northern part of the municipality.