Rauma Municipality
| Rauma kommune | |||
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 Rauma within Møre og Romsdal |
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| Coordinates: 62°30′17″N 07°46′55″E / 62.50472°N 7.78194°ECoordinates: 62°30′17″N 07°46′55″E / 62.50472°N 7.78194°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Møre og Romsdal | ||
| District | Romsdal | ||
| Administrative centre | Åndalsnes | ||
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| • Mayor (2011) | Lars Olav Hustad (H) | ||
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| • 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 |
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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, Måndalen, 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 Romsdal Fjord and the Isfjorden and it also includes the Romsdalen valley and Romsdalsalpene mountains. In the lower part of the valleys and around Romsdal Fjord 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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