Stemshaug Municipality

Stemshaug Municipality
Stemshaug herred
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 / 63.3267; 8.7054
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictNordmøre
Established1 July 1914
  Preceded byAure Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1965
  Succeeded byAure Municipality
Administrative centreStemshaug
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
  Density5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 −5.8%
DemonymStemshauging
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-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.