Nord-Aurdal

Nord-Aurdal Municipality
Nord-Aurdal kommune
Nordre Aurdal herred  (historic name)
View over Strandefjorden, with Fagernes to the right
View over Strandefjorden, with Fagernes to the right
Innlandet within Norway
Innlandet within Norway
Nord-Aurdal within Innlandet
Nord-Aurdal within Innlandet
Coordinates: 60°57′35″N 9°15′51″E / 60.95972°N 9.26417°E / 60.95972; 9.26417
CountryNorway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictValdres
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreFagernes
Government
 • Mayor (2019)Knut Arne Fjelltun (Sp)
Area
 • Total906.47 km2 (349.99 sq mi)
 • Land849.13 km2 (327.85 sq mi)
 • Water57.34 km2 (22.14 sq mi)  6.3%
 • Rank#128 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total6,401
 • Rank#152 in Norway
 • Density7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +0.1%
DemonymNordaurdøl[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3451[3]
WebsiteOfficial 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]

  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. ^ Svendsen, Trond Olav, ed. (26 June 2022). "Nord-Aurdal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).