Geitastrand Municipality
Geitastrand Municipality
Geitastrand herred | |
|---|---|
| Gjeitastrand herred (historic name) Gjeitastranden herred (historic name) | |
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Geitastrand within Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°21′54″N 09°55′31″E / 63.36500°N 9.92528°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Orkdalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1905 |
| • Preceded by | Børsa Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1963 |
| • Succeeded by | Orkdal Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Geitastrand |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1960–1962) | Bengt Haugness (Bp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 118.96 km2 (45.93 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #489 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 611 m (2,005 ft) |
| Population (1962) | |
• Total | 561 |
| • Rank | #689 in Norway |
| • Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −15.1% |
| Demonym | Geitastranding |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1659 |
Geitastrand is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county in Norway. The 119-square-kilometre (46 sq mi) municipality existed from 1905 until 1963 in an area that is now part of Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county. It encompassed the coastal area along the Trondheimsfjord between the town of Orkanger in the south to the Ingdalen valley in the north. The district was thinly populated, and has no significant urban areas. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Geitastrand where the Geitastrand Church is located. The Byneset area of the city of Trondheim is located across the fjord to the east from where Geitastrand was located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 119-square-kilometre (46 sq mi) municipality was the 489th largest by area out of the 705 municipalities in Norway. Geitastrand Municipality was the 689th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 561. The municipality's population density was 4.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (12/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 15.1% over the previous 10-year period.