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Ålesund
Municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ålesund (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈôːɫəsʉn] ⓘ), sometimes spelled Aalesund in English, is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal County, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre and the centre of the Ålesund Region. The town of Ålesund is the administrative centre of Ålesund Municipality, as well as the principal shipping town of the Sunnmøre district. The town is a sea port and is noted for its concentration of Art Nouveau architecture. Although sometimes internationally spelled by its older name Aalesund, this spelling is obsolete in Norwegian. However, the local football club Aalesunds FK still carries that spelling, having been founded before the official change.
Ålesund Municipality
Ålesund kommune | |
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Aalesund (historic name) | |
![]() Part of town seen from Aksla viewpoint | |
![]() Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
![]() Ålesund within Møre og Romsdal | |
Coordinates: 62°28′40″N 06°11′25″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Møre og Romsdal |
District | Sunnmøre |
Established | 1 January 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Administrative centre | Ålesund |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023) | Håkon Lykkebø Strand (Frp) |
Area | |
• Total | 632.51 km2 (244.21 sq mi) |
• Land | 607.41 km2 (234.52 sq mi) |
• Water | 25.10 km2 (9.69 sq mi) 4% |
• Rank | #184 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 67,250 |
• Rank | #13 in Norway |
• Density | 111.2/km2 (288/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | ![]() |
Demonyms | Ålesundar Ålesunder[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Neutral[3] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1508[4] |
Website | Official website |
The 633-square-kilometre (244 sq mi) municipality is the 184th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Ålesund is the 13th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 67,250. The municipality's population density is 111.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (288/sq mi) and its population has increased by 9.1% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]