Orkland Municipality
Orkland kommune | |
|---|---|
 View of the town of Orkanger | |
 Trøndelag within Norway | |
 Orkland within Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°18′24″N 9°51′01″E / 63.3067°N 09.8502°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Orkdalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Preceded by | Agdenes, Orkdal, Meldal, and most of Snillfjord |
| Administrative centre | Orkanger |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Hanne Nyhus (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,906.28 km2 (736.02 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,817.77 km2 (701.84 sq mi) |
| • Water | 88.51 km2 (34.17 sq mi) 4.6% |
| • Rank | #42 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 18,690 |
| • Rank | #71 in Norway |
| • Density | 10.3/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  +6.8% |
| Demonym | Orklending[1] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5059[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Orkland is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Orkdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Orkanger.[4] Other notable population centres in the municipality include Krokstadøra, Selbekken, Ingdalen, Lensvik, Vassbygda, Vernes, Leksa, Kjøra, Geitastrand, Gjølme, Thamshavn, Fannrem, Vormstad, Svorkmo, Hoston, village of Meldal, Løkken Verk, Bjørnli, Å, and Storås.
The 1,906-square-kilometre (736 sq mi) municipality is the 42nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Orkland is the 71st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 18,690. The municipality's population density is 10.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (27/sq mi) and its population has increased by 6.8% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Leth-Olsen, Lina (27 October 2016). "Dette blir en del av nye Orkland". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2020). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2020). "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).