Namsos

This article is about the municipality in Trøndelag, Norway. For the town in Namsos, Norway, see Namsos (town).
Namsos Municipality
Namsos kommune
Nåavmesjenjaelmien tjïelte
Municipality
Flag of Namsos Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Namsos Municipality
Coat of arms
Trøndelag within Norway
Trøndelag within Norway
Namsos within Trøndelag
Namsos within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°29′38″N 11°30′42″E / 64.49389°N 11.51167°E / 64.49389; 11.51167
CountryNorway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictNamdalen
Established1846
 • Preceded byVemundvik
Administrative centreNamsos
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Amund Lein (H)
Area
 • Total2,132.37 km2 (823.31 sq mi)
 • Land1,997.81 km2 (771.36 sq mi)
 • Water134.55 km2 (51.95 sq mi)  6.3%
 • Rank#30 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total14,923
 • Rank#82 in Norway
 • Density7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −2.8%
DemonymNamsosing[1]
Official language
[2]
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5007[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

Namsosⓘ (Norwegian) or Nåavmesjenjaelmie (Southern Sami)[4] is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Namsos. Some of the villages in the municipality include Bangsund, Klinga, Ramsvika, Skomsvoll, Spillum, Sævik, Dun, Salsnes, Nufsfjord, Lund, Namdalseid, Sjøåsen, Statland, Tøttdalen, and Sverkmoen.

The 2,132-square-kilometre (823 sq mi) municipality is the 30th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Namsos is the 80th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 14,923. The municipality's population density is 7.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (19/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 2.8% 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. ^ Cite error: The named reference sami name was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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).