Sande (Møre og Romsdal)

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coat of arms map
Coat of arms of the municipality of Sande
Sande (Norway)
Sands
Sands
Basic data
Commune number : 1514
Province  (county) : Møre and Romsdal
Administrative headquarters: Larsnes
Coordinates : 62 ° 15 ′  N , 5 ° 25 ′  E Coordinates: 62 ° 15 ′  N , 5 ° 25 ′  E
Surface: 93.21 km²
Residents: 2,461  (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density : 26 inhabitants per km²
Language form : Nynorsk
Website:
politics
Mayor : Olav Mykleust  ( Sp ) (2019)
Location in the province of Møre og Romsdal
Location of the municipality in the province of Møre og Romsdal

Sande is a municipality in the Norwegian fylke Møre og Romsdal . The administrative center of the municipality is Larsnes.

geography

The municipality with mountains up to 708 meters ( Koftehorn ) is located in the south of the Fylke and borders the Atlantic Ocean in the northwest . Sande extends from north to south over the associated Rovedefjorden by 18.8 kilometers and from east to west by 23.67 kilometers. Until December 31, 2001 the area was 136 square kilometers, now only 91 square kilometers. The largest islands in the municipality are Sandsøya with 12 and Kvamsøy 7.5 square kilometers.

The neighboring municipalities of Sande are Herøy , Vanylven , and in the neighboring Fylke Vestland the municipality of Selje .

Individual evidence

  1. Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning