Hen Municipality

Hen Municipality
Hen herred
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Hen within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°33′N 07°49′E / 62.550°N 7.817°E / 62.550; 7.817
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictRomsdal
Established1 Jan 1902
  Preceded byGrytten Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
  Succeeded byRauma Municipality
Administrative centreIsfjorden
Government
  Mayor (1957-1963)Søren O. Dahle
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total
245.5 km2 (94.8 sq mi)
  Rank#332 in Norway
Highest elevation
1,852 m (6,076 ft)
Population
 (1963)
  Total
1,661
  Rank#504 in Norway
  Density6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 −0.7%
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1540

Hen is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 245.5-square-kilometre (94.8 sq mi) municipality existed from 1902 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Rauma Municipality in the traditional district of Romsdal. The administrative centre was the village of Isfjorden. The area of Hen Municipality is still a parish within the municipality of Rauma. The parish has one church, Hen Church, located in Isfjorden.

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 245.5-square-kilometre (94.8 sq mi) municipality was the 332nd largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Hen Municipality was the 504th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,661. The municipality's population density was 6.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (18/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 0.7% over the previous 10-year period.