Sande Municipality

municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Møre og Romsdal
District: Sunnmøre
Established: 1 Jan 1867
Preceded by: Herøy Municipality
Administrative centre: Larsnes
Mayor 2023: Dag Arne Vaagen ( H )
Total: 93.24 km (36.00 sq mi)
Land: 90.17 km (34.81 sq mi)
Water: 3.07 km (1.19 sq mi) 3.3%
Rank: # 332 in Norway
Highest elevation: 659.83 m (2,164.8 ft)
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Sande is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Larsnes on the island of Gurskøya. Other villages in Sande include Gjerdsvika, Haugsbygda, Sandshamn, Bringsinghaug, and Voksa.

The 93-square-kilometre (36 sq mi) municipality is the 332nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Sande Municipality is the 261st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,438. The municipality's population density is 26.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (68/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 7.5% over the previous 10-year period.