Verdal Municipality
Verdal kommune | |
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Værdalen herred (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 63°47′53″N 11°56′57″E / 63.79806°N 11.94917°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Trøndelag |
District | Innherad |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Administrative centre | Verdalsøra |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023) | Knut Snorre Sandnes (H) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,547.82 km2 (597.62 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,474.91 km2 (569.47 sq mi) |
• Water | 72.90 km2 (28.15 sq mi) 4.7% |
• Rank | #53 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 15,002 |
• Rank | #81 in Norway |
• Density | 10.2/km2 (26/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | +3.2% |
Demonym | Verdaling[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Neutral |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-5038[3] |
Website | Official website |
Verdal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Verdalsøra. Some villages in the municipality include Forbregd/Lein, Lysthaugen, Stiklestad, Trones, Vera, Vinne, and Vuku.
The 1,548-square-kilometre (598 sq mi) municipality is the 53rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Verdal is the 81st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 15,002. The municipality's population density is 10.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (26/sq mi) and its population has increased by 3.2% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]