Skodje Municipality
Skodje Municipality
Skodje kommune | |
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| Skoue herred (historic name) | |
View of the Skodje bridges | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Skodje within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 62°30′58″N 06°41′59″E / 62.51611°N 6.69972°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Sunnmøre |
| Established | 1849 |
| • Preceded by | Borgund Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Ørskog Municipality |
| Re-established | 1 Jan 1977 |
| • Preceded by | Ørskog Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Ålesund Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Skodje |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015-2019) | Dag Olav Tennfjord (H) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 120.03 km2 (46.34 sq mi) |
| • Land | 110.74 km2 (42.76 sq mi) |
| • Water | 9.29 km2 (3.59 sq mi) 7.7% |
| • Rank | #365 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 806.9 m (2,647 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 4,764 |
| • Rank | #209 in Norway |
| • Density | 39.7/km2 (103/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +22.1% |
| Demonyms | Skodjebygdar Skodjebygder |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1529 |
Skodje (pronounced [skɔʏə] or [skøʏə]) is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 120-square-kilometre (46 sq mi) municipality existed from 1849 until its dissolution in 2020 (except for a short time from 1965-1977). The area is now part of Ålesund Municipality in the traditional district of Sunnmøre. The administrative centre was the village of Skodje. The other main village in the municipality was Valle. The European Route E39/E136 highway runs through the municipality, connecting it to the nearby cities of Ålesund and Molde.
Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the 120-square-kilometre (46 sq mi) municipality was the 365th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Skodje Municipality was the 209th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 4,764. The municipality's population density was 39.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (103/sq mi) and its population had increased by 22.1% over the previous 10-year period.