Gjemnes
Municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. For the village, see Gjemnes (village).
Gjemnes is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway on the Romsdal peninsula. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Batnfjordsøra, which lies along the Batnfjorden and it is a former steamship landing place. Other villages in Gjemnes include Torvikbukt, Flemma, Angvika, Gjemnes, Øre, and Osmarka.
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Gjemnes Municipality
Gjemnes kommune | |
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Coordinates: 62°54′59″N 07°55′09″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Møre og Romsdal |
District | Nordmøre |
Established | 1 Jan 1893 |
• Preceded by | Kvernes, Frei, and Øre |
Administrative centre | Batnfjordsøra |
Government | |
• Mayor (2015) | Knut Sjømæling (Sp) |
Area | |
• Total | 381.62 km2 (147.34 sq mi) |
• Land | 371.08 km2 (143.27 sq mi) |
• Water | 10.55 km2 (4.07 sq mi) 2.8% |
• Rank | #243 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 2,669 |
• Rank | #243 in Norway |
• Density | 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | +4.4% |
Demonym | Gjemnesing[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Neutral |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1557[3] |
Website | Official website |
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The 382-square-kilometre (147 sq mi) municipality is the 243rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Gjemnes is the 243rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,669. The municipality's population density is 7.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (19/sq mi) and its population has increased by 4.4% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]