Namsskogan Municipality
Namsskogan kommune | |
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 View of the village of Brekkvasselv in Namsskogan | |
 Flag | |
 Trøndelag within Norway | |
 Namsskogan within Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 64°52′19″N 12°58′35″E / 64.87194°N 12.97639°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Namdalen |
| Established | 1 July 1923 |
| • Preceded by | Grong Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Namsskogan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Elisabeth Vollmo Bjørhusdal (LL) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,417.17 km2 (547.17 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,353.12 km2 (522.44 sq mi) |
| • Water | 64.03 km2 (24.72 sq mi) 4.5% |
| • Rank | #64 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 814 |
| • Rank | #344 in Norway |
| • Density | 0.6/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  −9.8% |
| Demonym | Namsskoging[1] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5044[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Namsskogan is a municipality in Trøndelag, Norway. Namsskogan is located in the upper part of the long Namdalen valley region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Namsskogan. Other villages in the municipality include Brekkvasselv, Smalåsen, Skorovatn, and Trones.
The village of Namsskogan lies along the river Namsen in the northern part of the municipality. The European route E6 highway runs through the village.
The 1,417-square-kilometre (547 sq mi) municipality is the 64th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Namsskogan is the 344th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 814. The municipality's population density is 0.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.6/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 9.8% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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).