Gjemnes

Gjemnes Municipality
Gjemnes kommune
View of Torvikbukt
View of Torvikbukt
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Gjemnes within Møre og Romsdal
Gjemnes within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°54′59″N 07°55′09″E / 62.91639°N 7.91917°E / 62.91639; 7.91917
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictNordmøre
Established1 Jan 1893
 • Preceded byKvernes, Frei, and Øre
Administrative centreBatnfjordsøra
Government
 • Mayor (2015)Knut Sjømæling (Sp)
Area
 • Total381.62 km2 (147.34 sq mi)
 • Land371.08 km2 (143.27 sq mi)
 • Water10.55 km2 (4.07 sq mi)  2.8%
 • Rank#243 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total2,669
 • Rank#243 in Norway
 • Density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +4.4%
DemonymGjemnesing[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1557[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Gjemnes is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway on the Romsdal peninsula. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Batnfjordsøra, which lies along the Batnfjorden and it is a former steamship landing place. Other villages in Gjemnes include Torvikbukt, Flemma, Angvika, Gjemnes, Øre, and Osmarka.

The 382-square-kilometre (147 sq mi) municipality is the 243rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Gjemnes is the 243rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,669. The municipality's population density is 7.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (19/sq mi) and its population has increased by 4.4% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).