Molde Municipality

municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

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Molde Municipality is a local government area located in Møre og Romsdal county on the west coast of Norway. It serves as an administrative division that governs the city of Molde and its surrounding region.

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Type: Government
Founded: 1742
Location: Molde, Norway
Status: Active

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Demonym: molding
Population: 33291
Area: 2.36
Elevation: 130
Official website: www.molde.kommune.no
Image: Molde seilet cruise.JPG
Households: 763

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Commons category: Molde
Commons gallery: Molde
inception: 1600-00-00
native label: Molde

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Molde Municipality ( Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈmɔ̂ɫdə] ) is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Molde which is also the administrative centre of Møre og Romsdal county, the commercial hub of the Romsdal region, and the seat of the Diocese of Møre. Other main population centres in the municipality include the villages of Hjelset, Kleive, Nesjestranda, Midsund, Nord-Heggdal, Eidsvåg, Raudsand, Boggestranda, Myklebostad, Eresfjord, and Eikesdalen.

The 1,503-square-kilometre (580 sq mi) municipality is the 56th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Molde is the 32nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 32,816. The municipality's population density is 21.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (56/sq mi) and its population has increased by 5.6% over the previous 10-year period.