Overhalla Municipality

Overhalla Municipality
Overhalla kommune
Overhallen herred  (historic name)
Flag of Overhalla Municipality
Coat of arms of Overhalla Municipality
Trøndelag within Norway
Trøndelag within Norway
Overhalla within Trøndelag
Overhalla within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°30′28″N 11°53′38″E / 64.50778°N 11.89389°E / 64.50778; 11.89389
CountryNorway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictNamdalen
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreRanemsletta
Government
 • Mayor (2021)Hege Kristin Kværnø Saugen (Sp)
Area
 • Total
730.05 km2 (281.87 sq mi)
 • Land689.34 km2 (266.16 sq mi)
 • Water40.71 km2 (15.72 sq mi)  5.6%
 • Rank#155 in Norway
Highest elevation726.51 m (2,383.56 ft)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
3,924
 • Rank#205 in Norway
 • Density5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +5.1%
DemonymOverhallning[2]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5047[4]
WebsiteOfficial website

Overhalla is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ranemsletta (also called Overhalla). Other villages include Melen, Hunn, Skogmo, Svalia, and Øysletta.

The population is concentrated in the relatively broad Namsen river valley at the center. Public services, agriculture, and tourism are the main sources of income. Overhallahus (a house building company) and Pharmaq (a fish vaccine factory) are both located in the municipality.

The 730-square-kilometre (280 sq mi) municipality is the 155th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Overhalla is the 205th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,924. The municipality's population density is 5.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi) and its population has increased by 5.1% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. 16 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  3. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  4. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  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).