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Sandøy Municipality

former municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway
AdministrativeArea former_municipality_of_norway Q48794
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Sandøy Municipality

Summary

Sandøy Municipality is a former municipality of Norway[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of former_municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sandøy Municipality is located in Møre og Romsdal[3].
  • Sandøy Municipality is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Sandøy Municipality's head of government is recorded as Oddvar Myklebust[5].
  • Sandøy Municipality's image is recorded as Ona1.jpg[6].
  • Sandøy Municipality's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[7].
  • Sandøy Municipality's capital is recorded as Steinshamn[8].
  • Sandøy Municipality's flag image is recorded as Flag of Sandøy.gif[9].
  • Sandøy Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Aukra Municipality[10].
  • Sandøy Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Midsund Municipality[11].
  • Sandøy Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Haram Municipality[12].
  • Sandøy Municipality's coat of arms image is recorded as Sandøy komm.svg[13].
  • Sandøy Municipality's ISNI is recorded as 0000000404166294[14].
  • Sandøy Municipality's locator map image is recorded as NO 1546 Sandøy.svg[15].
  • Sandøy Municipality's Commons category is recorded as Sandøy[16].
  • Sandøy Municipality's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 406848[17].
  • Sandøy Municipality's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[18].
  • +1867-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Sandøy Municipality[19].
  • Sandøy Municipality was dissolved in +2019-12-31T00:00:00Z[20].
  • Sandøy Municipality's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 62.761111111111, 'lon': 6.4513888888889}[21].
  • Sandøy Municipality's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0188xd[22].
  • Sandøy Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[23].
  • Sandøy Municipality's significant event is recorded as boundary change[24].
  • Sandøy Municipality's separated from is recorded as Q107613038[25].
  • Sandøy Municipality's official website is recorded as http://www.sandoy.kommune.no/[26].
  • Sandøy Municipality's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sandøy[27].

Body

Geography

Sandøy Municipality is in the country of Norway[4]. It is located in Møre og Romsdal[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+21.43146802661983'}[28], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1007.1417514519277'}[29], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+985.7102834253078'}[30], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10.838236412059329'}[31], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0'}[32], and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.0702015200161747'}[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1270'}[34] and {'amount': '+1238'}[35].

Designation and Status

Sandøy Municipality's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[7].

History and Context

+1867-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Sandøy Municipality[19].

Why It Matters

Sandøy Municipality ranks in the top 8% of former_municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Related Entities

Norway

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Open ISNI for Organizations. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Vedtar grensejustering mellom Sandøy og Aukra kommuner. regjeringen.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . ssb.no. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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