Averøy Municipality
| Averøy kommune | |||
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 Averøy within Møre og Romsdal |
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| Coordinates: 62°59′50″N 7°33′19″E / 62.99722°N 7.55528°ECoordinates: 62°59′50″N 7°33′19″E / 62.99722°N 7.55528°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Møre og Romsdal | ||
| District | Nordmøre | ||
| Administrative centre | Bruhagen | ||
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| • Mayor (2011) | Ann-Kristin Sørvik (Sp) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 176.00 km2 (67.95 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 173.10 km2 (66.83 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 2.90 km2 (1.12 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 349 in Norway | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 5,651 | ||
| • Rank | 179 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 32.6/km2 (84/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 3.5 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Averøying | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1554 | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Website | www |
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Averøy is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the region of Nordmøre. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bruhagen. Other villages in the municipality include Bremsnes, Kornstad, Kvernes, Kårvåg, Langøy, Sveggen, and Vebenstad.
The municipality includes the main island of Averøya and the many small islands surrounding it. The Kornstadfjorden, Kvernesfjorden, and Bremsnesfjorden surround the municipality on three sides and the open ocean on the fourth side. The Hestskjær Lighthouse and Stavnes Lighthouse are located in the northern part of the municipality.
The municipality of Averøy was established on 1 January 1964 when the former municipality of Kvernes and most of the municipalities of Kornstad and Bremsnes were merged into one big municipality. On 1 January 1983, the small island of Eldhusøya (and the small surrounding islands) was transferred from Eide Municipality to Averøy Municipality.
The municipality is named after the island Averøya (or Averøy) (Old Norse: Afrøy). The meaning of the first element is unknown (maybe afr which means "great" or "big") and the ending -øya or -øy means "island".
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