Åfjord Municipality
Åfjord Municipality
Åfjord kommune | |
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| Å herred (historic name) Aa herred (historic name) Aafjorden herred (historic name) | |
View of the Åfjorden | |
Trøndelag within Norway | |
Åfjord within Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°58′40″N 10°23′08″E / 63.97778°N 10.38556°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Fosen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Årnes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Erling Iversen (Sp) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,329.43 km2 (513.30 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,250.60 km2 (482.86 sq mi) |
| • Water | 78.83 km2 (30.44 sq mi) 5.9% |
| • Rank | #74 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 675.05 m (2,214.73 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 4,339 |
| • Rank | #197 in Norway |
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (9/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +2.6% |
| Demonym | Åfjording |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5058 |
| Website | Official website |
Åfjord is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Årnes. Other villages in the municipality include Revsnes, Roan, Bessaker, Harsvika, and By. Åfjord is located on the northwestern side of the Fosen peninsula, northwest of the city of Trondheim.
The 1,329-square-kilometre (513 sq mi) municipality is the 74th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Åfjord is the 197th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,339. The municipality's population density is 3.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.5/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2.6% over the previous 10-year period.