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24-463: The 272-square-kilometre (105 sq mi) municipality is the 272nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Smøla is the 270th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,158. The municipality's population density is 8.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (21/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 1% over the previous 10-year period. The municipality of Smøla

48-555: A 17 meter long Viking ship was buried on the island of Edøya near one of the churches. They estimate its age as over 1,000 years, from the Merovingian or Viking period; the group hopes to conduct additional searches in the area. A similar burial was found previously by the group, in Gjellestad. The municipality of Smøla is located north of the town of Kristiansund , off the western coast of Norway. The municipality consists of

72-573: A fast pace. Cities with high population densities are, by some, considered to be overpopulated, though this will depend on factors like quality of housing and infrastructure and access to resources. Very densely populated cities are mostly in Asia (particularly Southeast Asia ); Africa's Lagos , Kinshasa , and Cairo ; South America's Bogotá , Lima , and São Paulo ; and Mexico City and Saint Petersburg also fall into this category. City population and especially area are, however, heavily dependent on

96-544: A high urbanization level, with an economically specialized city population drawing also on rural resources outside the area, illustrating the difference between high population density and overpopulation . Deserts have very limited potential for growing crops as there is not enough rain to support them. Thus, their population density is generally low. However, some cities in the Middle East, such as Dubai , have been increasing in population and infrastructure growth at

120-415: A little less than the land area of Puerto Rico , 8,868 square kilometres (3,424 sq mi). Although the arithmetic density is the most common way of measuring population density, several other methods have been developed to provide alternative measures of population density over a specific area. Tyrhaug Lighthouse Tyrhaug Lighthouse ( Norwegian : Tyrhaug fyr ; historical: Kyrhaug )

144-416: Is " Gules , two seagulls volant argent " ( Norwegian : I rødt to oppflygende sølv måker ). This means the arms have a red field (background) and the charge is two flying seagulls . The charge has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. This design was chosen to highlight the fact that this is an island community and that

168-527: Is a coastal lighthouse located in Smøla Municipality , Møre og Romsdal county, Norway . It sits in the Edøyfjorden on the islet of Ringholmen, east of the island of Edøya , off the southeast coast of the main island of Smøla . The lighthouse is only accessible by boat. The lighthouse was established in 1833 and automated in 1967. The 14-metre (46 ft) tall, square, white tower

192-642: Is a common type of bird in the area. The arms were designed by Jarle Skuseth. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms. The Church of Norway has three parishes within the municipality of Smøla. It is part of the Ytre Nordmøre prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Møre . In 2019, archaeologists from the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research using large-scale high-resolution georadar technology, determined that

216-482: Is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometer" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, areas of water or glaciers. Commonly this is calculated for a county , city , country , another territory or

240-409: Is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, welfare and other social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality

264-530: Is taken into account, then human population density is 53/km (140/sq mi). This includes all continental and island land area, including Antarctica . However, if Antarctica is excluded, then population density rises to over 58 per square kilometre (150/sq mi). The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has developed a suite of (open and free) data and tools named the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) to improve

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288-665: Is under the jurisdiction of the Møre og Romsdal District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal . The municipal council ( Kommunestyre ) of Smøla is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four-year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party . The mayors ( Norwegian : ordfører ) of Smøla: The newspaper Nordvestnytt has been published in Smøla since 1988. On 5 September 2002, Statkraft announced

312-498: The Edøyfjorden ). Scientists of the Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformationtechnique of Technische Universität Berlin were testing the antique maps of Ptolemy and recognized a pattern of calculation mistakes that occurred when one tried to convert the old coordinates from Ptolemy into modern cartographical maps. The scientists believe that, when one compensates for these mistakes, the mythological location Thule corresponds to

336-502: The entire world . The world's population is around 8,000,000,000 and the Earth 's total area (including land and water) is 510,000,000 km (200,000,000 sq mi). Therefore, the worldwide human population density is approximately 8,000,000,000 ÷ 510,000,000 = 16/km (41/sq mi). However, if only the Earth's land area of 150,000,000 km (58,000,000 sq mi)

360-452: The wind energy production project consists of 68 windmills, making it among the largest wind projects in Europe . With a total generating capacity of 150 megawatts (200,000 hp), the Smøla wind farm's 68 turbines account for more than half of the installed wind power capacity in Norway. The total generating capacity is equivalent to 450 GWh of electricity per year, which corresponds to

384-463: The Danish word smule or the modern Norwegian word smuldre which both mean "crumble", referring to the thousands of small islands and islets around the main island. Researchers at Technische Universität Berlin have claimed that Smøla is the island which Pytheas called Thule ( ‹See Tfd› Greek : Θούλη , Thoúlē ). The coat of arms was granted on 10 March 1989. The official blazon

408-554: The average annual power consumption of 22,500 Norwegian households. Population density Population density (in agriculture : 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 term. Population density is population divided by total land area , sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This

432-547: The definition of "urban area" used: densities are almost invariably higher for the center only than when suburban settlements and intervening rural areas are included, as in the agglomeration or metropolitan area (the latter sometimes including neighboring cities). In comparison, based on a world population of 8 billion, the world's inhabitants, if conceptualized as a loose crowd occupying just under 1 m (10 sq ft) per person (cf. Jacobs Method ), would occupy an area of 8,000 square kilometres (3,100 sq mi)

456-423: The island of Smøla. Smøla has a temperate oceanic climate , also known as a marine west coast climate (Cfb), with a cool summer and mild winter. The year amplitude is only 11.1 °C (20 °F) from the coldest to the warmest month. The driest season is from April - July, and the wettest season is autumn and winter. The record high is from July 2018, and the record low is from February 2010. Smøla Municipality

480-456: The main island of Smøla and more than 3,000 smaller ones. The 216-square-kilometre (83 sq mi) main island is very flat, the highest peak reaches 64 m (210 ft) above sea level. The highest peak in the municipality is 70 m (230 ft) above sea level, being Ramndalshaugen on the island of Kuli. Almost all of the land area consists of marshes and cliffs ; only 5% is cultivated into agricultural land. Other minor islands in

504-404: The municipality include Edøya , Kuli , and Veiholmen . The municipality is separated from the rest of Norway by the Edøyfjorden to the south. Due to the vast number of small islands surrounding Smøla, there are several lighthouses. The three most notable ones are Haugjegla Lighthouse (north of Smøla), Skalmen Lighthouse , (northwest of Smøla), and Tyrhaug Lighthouse (southeast of Smøla in

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528-575: The opening of the Smøla Wind Farm , a 40- megawatt (54,000  hp ) wind project comprising twenty 2-megawatt (2,700 hp) wind turbines by Norway 's King Harald V . This corresponds to phase one of the wind project, which when completed will have a total installed capacity of more than 110 megawatts (150,000 hp). Phase two was opened in September 2005 and included forty-eight 2.3-megawatt (3,100 hp) wind turbines. All in all,

552-568: The science for policy support to the European Commission Directorate Generals and Services and as support to the United Nations system. Several of the most densely populated territories in the world are city-states , microstates and urban dependencies . In fact, 95% of the world's population is concentrated on just 10% of the world's land. These territories have a relatively small area and

576-409: Was established on 1 January 1960 after the merger of Edøy Municipality (population: 1,135), Brattvær Municipality (population: 1,361), and Hopen Municipality (population: 1,550). The initial population of Smøla was 4,046. The boundaries have not changed since that time. The municipality is named after the main island of Smøla ( Old Norse : Smyl or Smjöl ). The name is probably related to

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