Namsskogan Municipality
Namsskogan kommune | |
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 View of the village of Brekkvasselv in Namsskogan | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 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 | 1,417.15 km2 (547.16 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 |
| Highest elevation | 1,167.62 m (3,830.77 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 810 |
| • Rank | #345 in Norway |
| • Density | 0.6/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  −12.1% |
| Demonym | Namsskoging[2] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5044[4] |
| 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 357 municipalities in Norway. Namsskogan is the 345th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 810. The municipality's population density is 0.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.6/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 12.1% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]
- ^ "Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. 16 January 2024.
- ^ "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).