Surnadal Municipality
| Surnadal kommune | |||
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View of Skei in Surnadal
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 Surnadal within Møre og Romsdal |
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| Coordinates: 62°56′51″N 08°46′12″E / 62.94750°N 8.77000°ECoordinates: 62°56′51″N 08°46′12″E / 62.94750°N 8.77000°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Møre og Romsdal | ||
| District | Nordmøre | ||
| Administrative centre | Skei | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2015) | Lilly Gunn Nyheim (Ap) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,366.05 km2 (527.43 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 1,315.01 km2 (507.73 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 51.04 km2 (19.71 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 64 in Norway | ||
| Population (2017) | |||
| • Total | 5,986 | ||
| • Rank | 176 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -1.0 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Surndaling | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1566 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www |
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Surnadal is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Skei. Other villages in Surnadal include Glærem, Mo, Stangvik, Surnadalsøra, Sylte, Todalsøra, and Åsskard.
A mild climate and rich soil make Surnadal well suited for agriculture. The local economy is based on agriculture, forestry, and industrial production, in addition to services.
The 1,366-square-kilometre (527 sq mi) municipality is the 64th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Surnadal is the 176th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,986. The municipality's population density is 4.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (12/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 1% over the last decade.
The parish of Surnadal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). In 1858, the eastern district (population: 2,684) was separated from Surnadal to form the new Rindal Municipality. This left Surnadal with 3,105 residents. On 1 January 1877, part of Stangvik (population: 50) was transferred to Surnadal. In 1879, part of Surnadal (population: 83) was transferred to Stangvik. On 1 January 1886, the Møklegjerdet farm (population: 29), just west of Glærem, was transferred from Stangvik to Surnadal. On 1 January 1897, the Sjøflot farm (population: 27) was also transferred from Stangvik to Surnadal. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the whole municipality of Åsskard and most of the municipality of Stangvik were merged into Surnadal. The newly enlarged municipality had a population of 5,934.
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