Grong

Grong Municipality
Grong kommune

Kråangken tjïelte (Southern Sami)
Grong in early August 2007
Grong in early August 2007
Trøndelag within Norway
Trøndelag within Norway
Grong within Trøndelag
Grong within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°31′53″N 12°37′12″E / 64.53139°N 12.62000°E / 64.53139; 12.62000
CountryNorway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictNamdalen
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreMedjå
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Ann Jeanett Klinkenberg (Ap)
Area
 • Total1,136.17 km2 (438.68 sq mi)
 • Land1,095.32 km2 (422.91 sq mi)
 • Water40.84 km2 (15.77 sq mi)  3.6%
 • Rank#96 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total2,296
 • Rank#262 in Norway
 • Density2.1/km2 (5/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −6.9%
DemonymGrongning[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5045[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Grong (Southern Sami: Kråangke) is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Medjå (sometimes called Grong also). Other villages in the municipality include Bergsmoen, Formofoss, Gartland, and Harran.

The 1,136-square-kilometre (439 sq mi) municipality is the 96th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Grong is the 262nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,296. The municipality's population density is 2.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.4/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 6.9% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

  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).