Stemshaug Municipality
Stemshaug Municipality
Stemshaug herred | |
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Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Stemshaug within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 63°19′36″N 8°42′19″E / 63.3267°N 8.7054°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Nordmøre |
| Established | 1 July 1914 |
| • Preceded by | Aure Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Aure Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Stemshaug |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 157.3 km2 (60.7 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #366 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 779 m (2,556 ft) |
| Population (1964) | |
• Total | 847 |
| • Rank | #496 in Norway |
| • Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −5.8% |
| Demonym | Stemshauging |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1568 |
Stemshaug is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 157.3-square-kilometre (60.7 sq mi) municipality existed from 1914 until its dissolution in 1965. The municipality included the eastern part of the island of Skardsøya and the mainland to the east and south of there surrounding the Dromnessundet and Torsetsundet straits and the Årvågsfjorden. The Tjeldbergodden area on the mainland was also part of Stemshaug. The village of Stemshaug was the administrative centre of the municipality.
Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the 157.3-square-kilometre (60.7 sq mi) municipality was the 366th largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Stemshaug Municipality was the 496th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 847. The municipality's population density was 5.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (14/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 5.8% over the previous 10-year period.