Hellesylt Facts

Area1.3 km²
Population221
Population change (1975 to 2020)+23.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-25.8%
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng62.08549, 6.86769
Postal Codes6218

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Hellesylt Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population179318298218221
Population Density143.2 / km²254.4 / km²238.4 / km²174.4 / km²176.8 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Hellesylt Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 26.8% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Hellesylt+21.8%-31.4%-26.8%
Møre og Romsdal+7.9%+8.8%+7.6%
Norway+30.2%+23.2%+16.4%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Hellesylt Population Density

Population Density: 177 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Hellesylt2211.25 km²177 / km²
Møre og Romsdal263,29526,295.1 km²10 / km²
Norway4.9 million322,754.2 km²15.2 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Hellesylt Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Hellesylt

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Hellesylt CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Hellesylt4,056 tn18.35 tn3,244.9 tons/km²
Møre og Romsdal2,799,053 tn10.63 tn106.4 tons/km²
Norway86,855,170 tn17.74 tn269.1 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Hellesylt CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)4,056 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita18.35 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)3,244.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeLow (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
1/21/071:45 PM3.762.5 km10,000 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov
1/16/0512:53 PM3.389.5 km15,000 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov
5/25/872:35 AM3.190.9 km10,000 msouthern Norwayusgs.gov

Hellesylt

Hellesylt is a small village in Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village lies at the head of the Sunnylvsfjorden, which is a branch of the Storfjorden, and which the more famous Geirangerfjorden in turn branches off nearby...

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