Sunnmøre ( Urban East Norwegian: [ˈsʉ̂nːmøːrə] , English: South- Møre ) is the southernmost traditional district of the western Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal . Its main city is Ålesund . The region comprises the municipalities ( Norwegian : kommuner ) of Giske , Hareid , Herøy , Norddal , Sande , Skodje , Haram , Stordal , Stranda , Sula , Sykkylven , Ulstein , Vanylven , Volda , Ørskog , Ørsta , and Ålesund .
3-531: Though it is one of the three traditional districts in Møre og Romsdal, Sunnmøre is home to more than half the population of the county—with 141,755 residents, or about 54% of the population of the county. The district is made up of mainland as well as several large islands such as Gurskøy and Hareidlandet , plus many small islands. While Sunnmøre has no formal administration, many national organizations chose to have separate divisions for Sunnmøre. For example,
6-399: Is conducted using Bokmål . There are many local newspapers throughout Sunnmøre, as well as one that aims to cover the entire region, published from Ålesund, called Sunnmørsposten . The major urban centres (by urban population) of Sunnmøre are: 62°9′N 6°20′E / 62.150°N 6.333°E / 62.150; 6.333 This Møre og Romsdal location article is
9-585: The Football Association of Norway has a separate Regional Association for Sunnmøre, separate from Nordmøre and Romsdal. This is also true for the national police . All municipalities in Sunnmøre have adopted Nynorsk as their form of the Norwegian language, with the exception of Ålesund Municipality , which has declared itself to be "neutral", though almost all of the education in Ålesund
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