Øksendal Municipality
Øksendal Municipality
Øksendal herred | |
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| Øksendalen herred (historic name) | |
The municipal council of Øksendal used to assemble in this house at Øksendalsøra. | |
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Øksendal within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°40′32″N 08°23′57″E / 62.67556°N 8.39917°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Nordmøre |
| Established | 1854 |
| • Preceded by | Sunndal Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1960 |
| • Succeeded by | Sunndal Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Øksendalsøra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1955-1959) | Kaare Ree (LL) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 225.7 km2 (87.1 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #354 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,809 m (5,935 ft) |
| Population (1959) | |
• Total | 486 |
| • Rank | #734 in Norway |
| • Density | 2.2/km2 (6/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −10% |
| Demonym | Øksendal-folk |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1561 |
Øksendal is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 226-square-kilometre (87 sq mi) municipality existed from 1854 until its dissolution in 1960. It had one of the smallest municipal populations in Norway. It was located in the northwestern part of the present-day Sunndal Municipality, along the Sunndalsfjorden. It included the coastal area along the fjord as well as the whole Øksendalen valley. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Øksendalsøra, where Øksendal Church is also located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1960, the 225.7-square-kilometre (87.1 sq mi) municipality was the 354th largest by area out of the 743 municipalities in Norway. Øksendal Municipality was the 734th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 486. The municipality's population density was 2.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.7/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 10% over the previous 5-year period.