Hustadvika (municipality)

Hustadvika Municipality
Hustadvika kommune
View of a hotel on the Hustadvika shoreline
View of a hotel on the Hustadvika shoreline
Coat of arms of Hustadvika Municipality
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Hustadvika within Møre og Romsdal
Hustadvika within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°55′00″N 7°13′39″E / 62.916796°N 7.227630°E / 62.916796; 7.227630
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictNordmøre
Established1 Jan 2020
 • Preceded byEide and Fræna
Administrative centreElnesvågen
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Nils Christian Harnes (KrF)
Area
 • Total521.93 km2 (201.52 sq mi)
 • Land507.74 km2 (196.04 sq mi)
 • Water14.19 km2 (5.48 sq mi)  2.7%
 • Rank#203 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total13,341
 • Rank#92 in Norway
 • Density26.3/km2 (68/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +1.9%
DemonymHustadværing[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1579[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Hustadvika is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional districts of Nordmøre and Romsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Elnesvågen. Other villages in the municipality include Hustad, Bud, Tornes, Sylte, Malme, Aureosen, Eide, Lyngstad, Vevang, and Visnes.

The 522-square-kilometre (202 sq mi) municipality is the 203rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Hustadvika is the 92nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 13,341. The municipality's population density is 26.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (68/sq mi) and its population has increased by 1.9% 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).