Sør-Aukra is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal

Møre og Romsdal

is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...

 county, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. It consisted of the island of Otrøya

Otrøya

Otrøya is the largest island of the municipality of Midsund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island sits at the entrance to the Romsdalsfjord. The highest point is Oppstadhornet at above sea level....

 and some small surrounding islands at the entrance to the Romsdalsfjord

Romsdalsfjord

Romsdalsfjord is the ninth longest fjord in Norway. It is long and located in the Romsdal district of Møre og Romsdal county. It flows through the municipalities of Midsund, Haram, Vestnes, Molde, Nesset, and Rauma...

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History

The municipality of Sør-Aukra was established on 1 January 1924 when the old municipality of Aukra

Aukra

Aukra is a village and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the region of Romsdalen. The administrative centre is the village of Aukra....

 was divided into Sør-Aukra (in the south) and Nord-Aukra (in the north). Initially, Sør-Aukra had a population of 1,395. On 1 January 1965, Sør-Aukra was merged with the islands of Midøya

Midøya

Midøya is an island in the municipality of Midsund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It sits at the entrance to the Romsdalsfjord between the islands of Dryna and Otrøya. Until 1965 the island was divided between the municipalities of Sør-Aukra and Vatne. The Midsund Bridge connects the island...

 and Dryna

Dryna

Dryna is an island in the municipality of Midsund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is the westernmost of the main islands in the municipality. The island sits between the Harøyfjord and the Midfjord, at the entrance to the great Romsdalfjord. Until 1965, Dryna was part of Haram.Dryna has a...

 from the municipality of Vatne to form the new municipality of Midsund

Midsund

Midsund is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Romsdal region. The administrative centre is the village of Midsund on Otrøya island. The municipality consists of the islands of Otrøya, Midøya, Dryna, and the smaller Midsund is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal...

. Prior to the merger, Sør-Aukra had a population of 1,912. At the same time Nord-Aukra changed its name back to Aukra.