Flatanger

Flatanger Municipality
Flatanger kommune
Trøndelag within Norway
Trøndelag within Norway
Flatanger within Trøndelag
Flatanger within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°25′11″N 10°54′28″E / 64.41972°N 10.90778°E / 64.41972; 10.90778
CountryNorway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictNamdalen
Established1 Jan 1871
 • Preceded byFosnes Municipality
Administrative centreLauvsnes
Government
 • Mayor (2011)Olav Jørgen Bjørkås (Sp)
Area
 • Total458.72 km2 (177.11 sq mi)
 • Land433.53 km2 (167.39 sq mi)
 • Water25.18 km2 (9.72 sq mi)  5.5%
 • Rank#217 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total1,108
 • Rank#326 in Norway
 • Density2.6/km2 (7/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −4.3%
DemonymFlatangring[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5049[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Flatanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is Lauvsnes. Other villages include Jøssund, Hasvåg, and Vik.

The 459-square-kilometre (177 sq mi) municipality is the 217th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Flatanger is the 326th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,108. The municipality's population density is 2.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.7/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 4.3% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

Flatanger is also known for having some of the most difficult sport climbing routes in the world.

  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. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).