Sula Municipality
Sula Municipality
Sula kommune | |
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View of Langevåg (looking towards the town of Ålesund, administrative center of the neighboring Ålesund Municipality) | |
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Sula within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°25′29″N 06°12′22″E / 62.42472°N 6.20611°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Sunnmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1977 |
| • Preceded by | Ålesund Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Langevåg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Turid Humlen (H) |
| Area | |
• Total | 58.51 km2 (22.59 sq mi) |
| • Land | 57.07 km2 (22.03 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi) 2.5% |
| • Rank | #347 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 776.85 m (2,548.72 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 9,720 |
| • Rank | #118 in Norway |
| • Density | 166.1/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +12.4% |
| Demonym | Sulalending |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1531 |
| Website | Official website |
Sula (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈsʉ̀ːɽɑ] ⓘ) is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre district. The administrative centre is the village of Langevåg. Other villages include Solevåg, Fiskarstrand, Veibust, Leirvågen, and Mauseidvåg. Sula is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Møre og Romsdal county, and it is part of the Ålesund Region since it is just south of the city of Ålesund. The municipality encompasses the island of Sula and the many small surrounding islets.
The 59-square-kilometre (23 sq mi) municipality is the 347th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Sula Municipality is the 118th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 9,720. The municipality's population density is 166.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (430/sq mi) and its population has increased by 12.4% over the previous 10-year period.