Sande, Møre og Romsdal
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This article is about the municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. For other uses, see Sande.
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 Gursken, Sandshamn, Bringsinghaug, and Voksa.
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Sande Municipality
Sande kommune | |
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Sandø herred (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 62°15′30″N 05°25′53″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 | #331 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 2,442 |
• Rank | #257 in Norway |
• Density | 27.1/km2 (70/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | −7.1% |
Demonym | Sandeværing[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1514[3] |
Website | Official website |
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The 93-square-kilometre (36 sq mi) municipality is the 331st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sande is the 257th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,442. The municipality's population density is 27.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (70/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 7.1% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]