Herøy Municipality (Møre og Romsdal)
Herøy Municipality
Herøy kommune | |
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| Herø herred (historic name) | |
View of Fosnavåg | |
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Herøy within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°21′20″N 05°32′40″E / 62.35556°N 5.54444°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Sunnmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Fosnavåg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Tine Storøy (H) |
| Area | |
• Total | 119.53 km2 (46.15 sq mi) |
| • Land | 118.03 km2 (45.57 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi) 1.3% |
| • Rank | #321 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 660.19 m (2,165.98 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 8,968 |
| • Rank | #123 in Norway |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +1.4% |
| Demonym | Herøyværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1515 |
| Website | Official website |
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Herøy is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the town of Fosnavåg on the island of Bergsøya. Other settlements in Herøy include the villages of Leikong, Kvalsund, and Moltustranda. The industrial area of Eggesbønes is located south of Fosnavåg on the same island. The Runde Environmental Centre is located in the northern part of the municipality on Runde island.
The 119.53-square-kilometre (46.15 sq mi) municipality is the 321st largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Herøy Municipality is the 123rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,968. The municipality's population density is 75 inhabitants per square kilometre (190/sq mi) and its population has increased by 1.4% over the previous 10-year period.