Giske Municipality
Giske kommune | |
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 View of Giske | |
 Flag | |
 Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
 Giske within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°33′45″N 06°06′07″E / 62.56250°N 6.10194°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Sunnmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1908 |
| • Preceded by | Borgund Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Valderhaugstrand |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Kenneth Langvatn (H) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.57 km2 (15.66 sq mi) |
| • Land | 39.92 km2 (15.41 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi) 1.6% |
| • Rank | #349 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 8,692 |
| • Rank | #125 in Norway |
| • Density | 217.7/km2 (564/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  +15.3% |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1532[2] |
| Website | Official website |
Giske is an island municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality lies north-northwest of the town of Ålesund in the traditional district of Sunnmøre. The municipal centre is Valderhaugstrand. Other population centres include the villages of Roald (on Vigra island) and Alnes and Leitebakk (both on Godøya island). The municipality is part of the Ålesund Region.
The 41-square-kilometre (16 sq mi) municipality is the 349th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Giske is the 125th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,692. The municipality's population density is 217.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (564/sq mi) and its population has increased by 15.3% over the previous 10-year period.[3][4]
- ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).