Kristiansund
Kristiansund (US: /ˈkrɪstʃənsʌnd, ˈkrɪstiənsʊn/, Norwegian: [krɪstjɑnˈsʉnː] ⓘ; historically spelled Christianssund and earlier named Fosna) is a municipality on the western coast of Norway in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Kristiansund (established in 1742), which is the major town for the whole Nordmøre region. Other notable settlements in the municipality include the villages of Kvalvåg, Rensvik, and Nedre Frei.
Kristiansund Municipality
Kristiansund kommune | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Christianssund (historic name) | |
View of Kristiansund | |
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Kristiansund within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 63°06′37″N 07°43′40″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Nordmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Kristiansund |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Kjell Neergaard (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 87.44 km2 (33.76 sq mi) |
| • Land | 86.17 km2 (33.27 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.27 km2 (0.49 sq mi) 1.5% |
| • Rank | #333 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 24,159 |
| • Rank | #53 in Norway |
| • Density | 280.4/km2 (726/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +0.1% |
| Demonyms | Kristiansunder Kristiansundar |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1505 |
| Website | Official website |
The 87-square-kilometre (34 sq mi) municipality is the 333rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kristiansund is the 53rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 24,159. The municipality's population density is 280.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (726/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.1% over the previous 10-year period.