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Sandøy Municipality

Sandøy kommune
Municipality
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Coat of arms of Sandøy kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Sandøy kommune
Møre og Romsdal within
Norway
Sandøy within Møre og Romsdal
Sandøy within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°45′40″N 6°27′5″E / 62.76111°N 6.45139°E / 62.76111; 6.45139Coordinates: 62°45′40″N 6°27′5″E / 62.76111°N 6.45139°E / 62.76111; 6.45139
Country Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Romsdal
Administrative centre Steinshamn
Government
 • Mayor (2011) Hans Endre Sæterøy (H)
Area
 • Total 20.42 km2 (7.88 sq mi)
 • Land 20.35 km2 (7.86 sq mi)
 • Water 0.07 km2 (0.03 sq mi)
Area rank 427 in Norway
Population (2013)
 • Total 1,291
 • Rank 388 in Norway
 • Density 63.4/km2 (164/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years) -0.003 %
Demonym(s) Sandøying
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code NO-1546
Official language form Nynorsk
Website www.sandoy.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

Sandøy is an island municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Romsdal region. The administrative centre is the village of Steinshamn. Other villages include Ona and Myklebost. The municipality is spread out over many islands in the mouth of Romsdal Fjord. The Flatflesa Lighthouse and Ona Lighthouse protect the boats traveling around the municipality.

The municipality of Sandø i Romsdal was established on 1 January 1867 when it was separated from Akerø Municipality. The initial population was 601. The spelling of the name was later changed to Sandøy. On 1 January 1965, the Myklebost area on Harøya island and some smaller islands to the west (population: 287) were transferred from Haram Municipality to Sandøy Municipality.

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm and the small island, Sandøya (Old Norse: Sandøy), since the first church (Sandøy Church) was built there. The first element is sandr which means "sand" and the last element is øy which means "island". The name was historically spelled Sandø or Sandøen.


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