Midt-Telemark (municipality)

Midt-Telemark Municipality
Midt-Telemark kommune
Gyrestolen in Bø
Gyrestolen in Bø
Coat of arms of Midt-Telemark Municipality
Telemark within Norway
Telemark within Norway
Midt-Telemark within Telemark
Midt-Telemark within Telemark
Coordinates: 59°27′00″N 9°06′00″E / 59.45000°N 9.10000°E / 59.45000; 9.10000
CountryNorway
CountyTelemark
DistrictMidt-Telemark
Established1 January 2020
 • Preceded by and Sauherad
Administrative centre
Government
 • Mayor (2020)Siri Blichfeldt Dyrland (Sp)
Area
 • Total518.51 km2 (200.20 sq mi)
 • Land487.07 km2 (188.06 sq mi)
 • Water31.44 km2 (12.14 sq mi)  6.1%
 • Rank#204 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total10,735
 • Rank#108 in Norway
 • Density22/km2 (60/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +5.7%
DemonymsMidt-telemarking
Midt-teledøl[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-4020[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Midt-Telemark is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Midt-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bø i Telemark. Other villages in the municipality include Akkerhaugen, Folkestad, Gvarv, Holtsås, Nordagutu, Nordbøåsane, and Sauherad.[4]

The 519-square-kilometre (200 sq mi) municipality is the 204th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Midt-Telemark is the 108th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 10,735. The municipality's population density is 22 inhabitants per square kilometre (57/sq mi) and its population has increased by 5.7% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (5 February 2020). "Midt-Telemark". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).