Kristiansund
Christianssund / Fosna | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Norway_M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal_adm_location_map.svg)  Kristiansund Location of the town &sq=&lang=&file=File:Norway_location_map.svg) Kristiansund Kristiansund (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 63°06′37″N 7°43′40″E / 63.1104°N 7.7279°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Nordmøre |
| Municipality | Kristiansund Municipality |
| Established as | |
| Ladested | 1631 |
| Kjøpstad | 1742 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.24 km2 (3.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 18,292 |
| • Density | 2,220/km2 (5,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Kristiansundar Kristiansunder |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 6500 Kristiansund |
Kristiansund (US: /ˈkrɪstʃənsʌnd, ˈkrɪstiənsʊn/,[3] Norwegian: [krɪstjɑnˈsʉnː] ; historically spelled Christianssund and earlier named Fosna) is a town in Kristiansund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality. it is located on the islands of Kirkelandet, Innlandet, and Nordlandet in the Nordmøre region of the county.
The 8.24-square-kilometre (2,040-acre) town has a population (2018) of 18,292 and a population density of 2,220 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,700/sq mi).[1] Kristiansund is one of the most densely populated cities of Norway, having what is arguably the country's most urban small city centre, due to the relatively small size of the islands on which it is built and the very constricted central harbour/town area of Kirkelandet.
- ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Kristiansund (Møre og Romsdal)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ^ "Kristiansund". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 24 April 2019.