Rovde Municipality
Rovde Municipality
Rovde herad | |
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Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Rovde within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°10′30″N 05°44′17″E / 62.17500°N 5.73806°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Sunnmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1905 |
| • Preceded by | Sande Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Vanylven Municipality & Sande Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Rovdane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1960–1963) | Ola Vedeld |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 51.4 km2 (19.8 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #586 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 999 m (3,278 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,008 |
| • Rank | #610 in Norway |
| • Density | 19.6/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +9.9% |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1513 |
Rovde is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 51.4-square-kilometre (19.8 sq mi) municipality existed from 1905 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now divided between Sande Municipality and Vanylven Municipality in the traditional district of Sunnmøre. The administrative centre was the village of Rovdane. Rovde Church was the main church for the municipality.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 51.1-square-kilometre (19.7 sq mi) municipality was the 586th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Rovde Municipality was the 610th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,008. The municipality's population density was 19.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (51/sq mi) and its population had increased by 9.9% over the previous 10-year period.