Smøla Municipality
Smøla Municipality
Smøla kommune | |
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View of Veiholmen | |
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Smøla within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 63°24′07″N 08°01′45″E / 63.40194°N 8.02917°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Nordmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1960 |
| • Preceded by | Edøy Municipality, Brattvær Municipality, and Hopen Municipality |
| 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 |
| Highest elevation | 69.62 m (228.41 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 2,159 |
| • Rank | #273 in Norway |
| • Density | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −0.3% |
| Demonym | Smølværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1573 |
| Website | Official website |
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.
The 272-square-kilometre (105 sq mi) municipality is the 272nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Smøla Municipality is the 273rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,159. The municipality's population density is 7.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (20/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 0.3% over the previous 10-year period.