Midsund
Midsund is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It was part of the Romsdal region. The administrative centre was the village of Midsund on Otrøya island. Other settlements on the island included Uglvik and Raknes in the north and Nord-Heggdal in the southeast.
Midsund Municipality
Midsund kommune | |
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Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Midsund within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°42′31″N 06°47′48″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Romsdal |
| Established | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Preceded by | Sør-Aukra and Vatne |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Molde Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Midsund |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015-2019) | Odd Helge Gangstad (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 94.65 km2 (36.54 sq mi) |
| • Land | 93.89 km2 (36.25 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.76 km2 (0.29 sq mi) 0.8% |
| • Rank | #384 in Norway |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 2,049 |
| • Rank | #323 in Norway |
| • Density | 21.8/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +7.8% |
| Demonyms | Midsunding Midsundværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1545 |
The municipality consisted of many islands. The main islands were Otrøya, Midøya, and Dryna, as well as the smaller populated islands of Magerøya and Tautra—both are less than 1 square kilometre (250 acres). There were also many tiny uninhabited islands and skerries. The islands all sit at the mouth of the great Romsdalsfjord.
At the time if its dissolution in 2020, the 95-square-kilometre (37 sq mi) municipality is the 384th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Midsund is the 323rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,049. The municipality's population density is 21.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (56/sq mi) and its population has increased by 7.8% over the last decade.