Herøy, Møre og Romsdal
| Herøy kommune | |||
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 Herøy within Møre og Romsdal |
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| Coordinates: 62°21′20″N 05°32′40″E / 62.35556°N 5.54444°ECoordinates: 62°21′20″N 05°32′40″E / 62.35556°N 5.54444°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Møre og Romsdal | ||
| District | Sunnmøre | ||
| Administrative centre | Fosnavåg | ||
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| • Mayor (2003) | Arnulf Goksøyr (H) | ||
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| • Total | 119.77 km2 (46.24 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 118.25 km2 (45.66 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 372 in Norway | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 8,847 | ||
| • Rank | 124 (out of 428) in Norway | ||
| • Density | 74.8/km2 (194/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 5.9 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Herøyværing | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1515 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www |
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Herøy is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the town of Fosnavåg on the island of Bergsøya. The industrial area of Eggesbønes is located south of Fosnavåg on the same island. The Runde Environmental Centre is located in the northern part of the municipality on Runde island. Other population centres in Herøy include the villages of Leikong, Kvalsund, or Moltustranda.
The prestegjeld (parish) of Herøy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 January 1867, the western district of Herøy was separated to become the new Sande Municipality. This left Herøy municipality with 1,999 residents. On 1 January 1873, an area of Sande (population: 362) was transferred back to Herøy. On 1 January 1889, the Eiksund area and Ekø island (population: 119) were transferred from Sande to Herøy.
On 1 January 1964, three farms in the Gurskedalen valley (population: 25) were transferred from Herøy to Sande. Also on that date, the Eiksund area and the Eika island (population: 222) were transferred from Herøy to neighboring Ulstein Municipality.
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