Sør-Aukra

Sør-Aukra herad
Former Municipality
Sør-Aukra

Location in Møre og Romsdal

Coordinates: 62°42′49″N 06°47′46″E / 62.71361°N 6.79611°E / 62.71361; 6.79611Coordinates: 62°42′49″N 06°47′46″E / 62.71361°N 6.79611°E / 62.71361; 6.79611
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Romsdal
Adm. Center Midsund
Area[1]
  Total 86 km2 (33 sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
ISO 3166 code NO-1545
Created from Aukra in 1924
Merged into Midsund in 1964

Sør-Aukra is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Sør Aukra Municipality existed from 1924 until 1965 when it was all merged into Midsund Municipality. The municipality consisted of the entire island of Otrøya, the eastern part of Midøya island, and some small surrounding islands at the entrance to the Romsdalsfjorden. The village of Midsund was the administrative centre of the municipality.[1]

History

The municipality of Sør-Aukra was established on 1 January 1924 when the old Aukra Municipality was divided into Sør-Aukra (in the south) and Nord-Aukra (in the north). Initially, Sør-Aukra Municipality had a population of 1,395. On 1 January 1965, Sør-Aukra was merged with the islands of Midøya and Dryna from the municipality of Vatne to form the new Midsund Municipality. Prior to the merger, Sør-Aukra had a population of 1,912. At the same time, Nord-Aukra changed its name back to Aukra.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Sør-Aukra" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-10-23.
  2. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.


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