Steinshamn is a village in
Ålesund Municipality
Ålesund () sometimes spelled Aalesund in English, is a list of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal counties of Norway, County, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Sunnmøre and the centr ...
in
Møre og Romsdal county,
Norway
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. The village is located at the northern end of the island of
Harøya. There is a
causeway that connects Steinshamn to the neighboring island of
Finnøya to the northeast.
The village has a population (2018) of 484 and a
population density
Population density (in agriculture: Stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ...
of .
lies about to the south and the village of
Myklebost lies to the south.
The village was the
administrative centre of the old
Sandøy Municipality
Sandøy is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It was part of the Romsdal region. The administrative centre was the village of Steinshamn. Other villages included Ona and Myklebost. The municipality was spread out over man ...
until 2020.
References
Villages in Møre og Romsdal
Ålesund
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