Sør-Aukra Municipality

Sør-Aukra Municipality
Sør-Aukra herred
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Sør-Aukra within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°42′49″N 06°47′46″E / 62.71361°N 6.79611°E / 62.71361; 6.79611
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictRomsdal
Established1 Jan 1924
  Preceded byAukra Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1965
  Succeeded byMidsund Municipality
Administrative centreMidsund
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total
85 km2 (33 sq mi)
  Rank#436 in Norway
Highest elevation
736.7 m (2,417.0 ft)
Population
 (1964)
  Total
1,920
  Rank#404 in Norway
  Density22.6/km2 (59/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 −0.8%
DemonymAukraværing
Official language
  Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1545

Sør-Aukra is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 85-square-kilometre (33 sq mi) municipality existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 1965. The area is now part of Molde Municipality in the traditional district of Romsdal. The municipality consisted of the entire island of Otrøya, the eastern part of Midøya island, and some small surrounding islands at the entrance to the large Romsdal Fjord. The administrative centre was the village of Midsund.

Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the 85-square-kilometre (33 sq mi) municipality was the 436th largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Sør-Aukra Municipality was the 404th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,920. The municipality's population density was 22.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (59/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 0.8% over the previous 10-year period.