Kristiansund Municipality
Kristiansund Municipality
Kristiansund kommune | |
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| Christianssund (historic name) | |
View of Kristiansund | |
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Kristiansund within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 63°06′37″N 07°43′40″E / 63.11028°N 7.72778°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Nordmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Kristiansund |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Kjell Neergaard (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 87.44 km2 (33.76 sq mi) |
| • Land | 86.17 km2 (33.27 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.27 km2 (0.49 sq mi) 1.5% |
| • Rank | #334 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 629.23 m (2,064.40 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 24,404 |
| • Rank | #53 in Norway |
| • Density | 279.1/km2 (723/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +0.04% |
| Demonyms | Kristiansunder Kristiansundar |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1505 |
| Website | Official website |
Kristiansund (US: /ˈkrɪstʃənsʌnd, ˈkrɪstiənsʊn/, Norwegian: [krɪstjɑnˈsʉnː] ⓘ; historically spelled Christianssund and earlier named Fosna) is a municipality on the western coast of Norway in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Kristiansund (established in 1742), which is the major town for the whole Nordmøre region. Other notable settlements in the municipality include the villages of Kvalvåg, Rensvik, and Nedre Frei.
The 87-square-kilometre (34 sq mi) municipality is the 334th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Kristiansund Municipality is the 53rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 24,404. The municipality's population density is 279.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (723/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.04% over the previous 10-year period.