Fjord (municipality)

Fjord Municipality
Fjord kommune
Stordal
Stordal
Coat of arms of Fjord Municipality
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Fjord within Møre og Romsdal
Fjord within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°18′13″N 7°15′28″E / 62.3037°N 7.2578°E / 62.3037; 7.2578
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictSunnmøre
Established1 Jan 2020
 • Preceded byStordal and Norddal
Administrative centreStordal
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Terese Jemtegård Moen (Sp)
Area
 • Total
1,190.58 km2 (459.69 sq mi)
 • Land1,144.04 km2 (441.72 sq mi)
 • Water46.54 km2 (17.97 sq mi)  3.9%
 • Rank#92 in Norway
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
2,494
 • Rank#253 in Norway
 • Density2.2/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −10.6%
Official language
 • Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1578[2]
WebsiteOfficial website

Fjord is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnmøre. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stordal. Other villages in the municipality include Valldal, Eidsdal, Norddal, Tafjord, Fjørå/Selboskarbygda, Sylte. The name Fjord is a common word and name part in Norway and was chosen for the new municipality established in 2020 for reasons of search engine optimization, despite not having any historical tradition in the municipality.[3]

The 1,191-square-kilometre (460 sq mi) municipality is the 92nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Fjord is the 253rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,494. The municipality's population density is 2.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.7/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 10.6% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  2. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference nrk was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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).