Høylandet Municipality
Høylandet Municipality
Høylandet kommune | |
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View of Høylandet village | |
Trøndelag within Norway | |
Høylandet within Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 64°43′27″N 12°20′02″E / 64.72417°N 12.33389°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Namdalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1901 |
| • Preceded by | Grong Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Høylandet |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Ole Joar Flaat (Sp) |
| Area | |
• Total | 754.68 km2 (291.38 sq mi) |
| • Land | 702.65 km2 (271.29 sq mi) |
| • Water | 52.03 km2 (20.09 sq mi) 6.9% |
| • Rank | #150 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 926.17 m (3,038.62 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 1,222 |
| • Rank | #319 in Norway |
| • Density | 1.6/km2 (4/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −2.8% |
| Demonym | Høylending |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5046 |
| Website | Official website |
Høylandet is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Høylandet. Other villages include Kongsmoen and Vassbotna.
The 755-square-kilometre (292 sq mi) municipality is the 150th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Høylandet is the 319th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,222. The municipality's population density is 1.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.1/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 2.8% over the previous 10-year period.