Nord-Aurdal Municipality
Nord-Aurdal kommune | |
|---|---|
| Nordre Aurdal herred (historic name) | |
 View over Strandefjorden, with Fagernes to the right | |
 Flag | |
 Innlandet within Norway | |
 Nord-Aurdal within Innlandet | |
| Coordinates: 60°57′35″N 9°15′51″E / 60.95972°N 9.26417°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Innlandet |
| District | Valdres |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Fagernes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Knut Arne Fjelltun (Sp) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 906.47 km2 (349.99 sq mi) |
| • Land | 849.13 km2 (327.85 sq mi) |
| • Water | 57.34 km2 (22.14 sq mi) 6.3% |
| • Rank | #128 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 6,401 |
| • Rank | #152 in Norway |
| • Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  +0.1% |
| Demonym | Nordaurdøl[1] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3451[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Nord-Aurdal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town Fagernes. Other urban centres in Nord-Aurdal include the villages of Aurdal, Leira, and Skrautvål. The municipality is served by Fagernes Airport, Leirin. In Nord-Aurdal, there is an alpine skiing center called Valdres Alpinsenter.[4]
The 906-square-kilometre (350 sq mi) municipality is the 128th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Nord-Aurdal is the 152nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,401. The municipality's population density is 7.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (19/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.1% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Svendsen, Trond Olav, ed. (26 June 2022). "Nord-Aurdal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).