Kristiansund kommune Municipality Kristiansund Coat of arms Møre og Romsdal within Norway Kristiansund within Møre og Romsdal Coordinates: 63°06′37″N 07°43′40″E﻿ / ﻿63.11028°N 7.72778°E﻿ / 63.11028; 7.72778Coordinates: 63°06′37″N 07°43′40″E﻿ / ﻿63.11028°N 7.72778°E﻿ / 63.11028; 7.72778 Country Norway County Møre og Romsdal District Nordmøre Administrative centre Kristiansund Government • Mayor (2015) Kjell Neergaard (Ap) Area • Total 87.54 km2 (33.80 sq mi) • Land 86.28 km2 (33.31 sq mi) • Water 1.26 km2 (0.49 sq mi) Area rank 426 in Norway Population (2012) • Total 24,131 • Rank 58 in Norway • Density 279.7/km2 (724/sq mi) • Change (10 years) +41.0 % Demonym(s) Kristiansunder[1] Time zone CET (UTC+1) • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) ISO 3166 code NO-1505 Official language form Bokmål Website www.kristiansund.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway