Place:Kristiansund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

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NameKristiansund
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates63.1°N 7.967°E
Located inMøre og Romsdal, Norway
Also located inNordmøre, Møre og Romsdal, Norway    
Contained Places
Former municipality
Frei ( 2008 - present )
Grip ( 1964 - present )
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Kristiansund (; historically spelled Christianssund and earlier named Fosna) is a municipality on the western coast of Norway in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Kristiansund (established in 1742), which is the major town for the whole Nordmøre region. Other notable settlements in the municipality include the villages of Kvalvåg, Rensvik, and Nedre Frei.

The municipality is the 333rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kristiansund is the 51st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 24,179. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 4% over the previous 10-year period.

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