Sunndal
ⓘ is a municipality in the Nordmøre region located in the northeast part of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Sunndalsøra. Other villages include Gjøra, Grøa, Hoelsand, Jordalsgrenda, Romfo, Ålvund, Ålvundeidet, and Øksendalsøra. With an area of 1,713 square kilometres (661 sq mi), it is the largest municipality in Møre og Romsdal county. The important occupations in Sunndal include industry (with Hydro Aluminium Sunndal as the biggest employer), public services, retail, and farming.
Sunndal Municipality
Sunndal kommune | |
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| Sunndalen herred (historic name) | |
View of the Øksendal valley | |
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Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Sunndal within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°36′46″N 08°38′03″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Nordmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Sunndalsøra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2009) | Ståle Refstie (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,713.36 km2 (661.53 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,647.89 km2 (636.25 sq mi) |
| • Water | 65.49 km2 (25.29 sq mi) 3.8% |
| • Rank | #47 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 7,110 |
| • Rank | #141 in Norway |
| • Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −1.3% |
| Demonym | Sunndaling |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1563 |
| Website | Official website |
The 1,713-square-kilometre (661 sq mi) municipality is the 47th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway and it is the largest in Møre og Romsdal county. Sunndal is the 141st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,110. The municipality's population density is 4.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 1.3% over the previous 10-year period.