Sande Municipality (Møre og Romsdal)
Sande Municipality
Sande kommune | |
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| Sandø herred (historic name) | |
View of the Rovdefjorden (Sande is to the left) | |
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Sande within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°15′30″N 05°25′53″E / 62.25833°N 5.43139°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Sunnmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1867 |
| • Preceded by | Herøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Larsnes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Dag Arne Vaagen (H) |
| Area | |
• Total | 93.24 km2 (36.00 sq mi) |
| • Land | 90.17 km2 (34.81 sq mi) |
| • Water | 3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi) 3.3% |
| • Rank | #332 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 659.83 m (2,164.80 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 2,438 |
| • Rank | #261 in Norway |
| • Density | 26.1/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −7.5% |
| Demonym | Sandeværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1514 |
| Website | Official website |
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Sande is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Larsnes on the island of Gurskøya. Other villages in Sande include Gjerdsvika, Haugsbygda, Sandshamn, Bringsinghaug, and Voksa.
The 93-square-kilometre (36 sq mi) municipality is the 332nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Sande Municipality is the 261st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,438. The municipality's population density is 26.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (68/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 7.5% over the previous 10-year period.