Sør-Aukra

Sør-Aukra herad
—  Former Municipality  —
Sør-Aukra
Location in Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates:
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
Municipality ID NO-1545
Adm. Center Midsund
Area[1]
 • Total 86 km2 (33.2 sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Created from Aukra in 1924
Merged into Midsund in 1964

Sør-Aukra is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It consisted of the island of Otrøya and some small surrounding islands at the entrance to the Romsdalsfjord.[1]

History

The municipality of Sør-Aukra was established on 1 January 1924 when the old municipality of Aukra was divided into Sør-Aukra (in the south) and Nord-Aukra (in the north). Initially, Sør-Aukra 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 municipality of Midsund. 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. ^ a b Store norske leksikon. "Sør-Aukra" (in Norwegian). http://www.snl.no/S%C3%B8r-Aukra. Retrieved 2010-10-23. 
  2. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf.