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Surnadal Municipality
Surnadal kommune | |
|---|---|
| Surendalen herred (historic name) | |
.jpg) View of Skei in Surnadal | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
 Surnadal within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°56′51″N 08°46′12″E / 62.94750°N 8.77000°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Nordmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Skei |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Hugo Pedersen (Sp) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,366.03 km2 (527.43 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,315.05 km2 (507.74 sq mi) |
| • Water | 50.98 km2 (19.68 sq mi) 3.7% |
| • Rank | #68 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,668.09 m (5,472.74 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 5,953 |
| • Rank | #164 in Norway |
| • Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  −0.02% |
| Demonym | Surndaling[2] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1566[4] |
| Website | Official website |
ⓘ is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Skei. Other villages in Surnadal include Bøverfjorden, Glærem, Moen, Stangvik, Surnadalsøra, Sylte, Todalsøra, and Åsskard.
The 1,366-square-kilometre (527 sq mi) municipality is the 68th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Surnadal is the 164th most populous municipality in Norway, with a population of 5,953. The municipality's population density is 4.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 0.02% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]
A mild climate and rich soil make Surnadal well suited for agriculture. The local economy is based on agriculture, forestry, and industrial production, in addition to services.[7]
- ^ "Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (9 January 2024). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (29 May 2024). "Surnadal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 27 February 2025.