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Rauma, Norway

Rauma kommune
Municipality
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Coat of arms of Rauma kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Rauma kommune
Møre og Romsdal within
Norway
Rauma within Møre og Romsdal
Rauma within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°30′17″N 07°46′55″E / 62.50472°N 7.78194°E / 62.50472; 7.78194Coordinates: 62°30′17″N 07°46′55″E / 62.50472°N 7.78194°E / 62.50472; 7.78194
Country Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Romsdal
Administrative centre Åndalsnes
Government
 • Mayor (2011) Lars Olav Hustad (H)
Area
 • Total 1,502.21 km2 (580.01 sq mi)
 • Land 1,442.12 km2 (556.81 sq mi)
 • Water 60.09 km2 (23.20 sq mi)
Area rank 51 in Norway
Population (2013)
 • Total 7,421
 • Rank 136 in Norway
 • Density 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years) +1.5 %
Demonym(s) Raumaværing
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code NO-1539
Official language form Neutral
Website www.rauma.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

Rauma is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Romsdal. The administrative centre is the town of Åndalsnes. Other settlements in Rauma include the villages of Vågstranda, Voll, Innfjorden, Veblungsnes, Verma, Isfjorden, Eidsbygda, Rødven, Åfarnes, and Mittet. Most settlement in the municipality is located along the fjords and in the Romsdalen valley.

The municipality surrounds part of the southern end of the Romsdalsfjorden and the Isfjorden and it also includes the Romsdalen valley and Romsdalsalpene mountains. In the lower part of the valleys and around the Romsdalsfjord and Rødvenfjorden are driven agriculture with emphasis on livestock. The clothing industry has traditionally been a dominant industry in the municipality, especially in Isfjorden. In the summer, Rauma has a fairly large amount of tourist traffic. The top tourist attractions include mountain climbing/hiking, salmon fishing, Trollstigen, and the historic Rødven Stave Church.


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