Klæbu Municipality

Klæbu Municipality
Klæbu kommune
Trøndelag within Norway
Klæbu within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°16′34″N 10°30′51″E / 63.27611°N 10.51417°E / 63.27611; 10.51417
CountryNorway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictTrondheim Region
Established1 Jan 1838
  Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 2020
  Succeeded byTrondheim Municipality
Administrative centreKlæbu
Government
  Mayor (2015-2019)Kirsti Tømmervold (Ap)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total
186.35 km2 (71.95 sq mi)
  Land174.80 km2 (67.49 sq mi)
  Water11.55 km2 (4.46 sq mi)  6.2%
  Rank#337 in Norway
Highest elevation
816.7 m (2,679.5 ft)
Population
 (2019)
  Total
6,076
  Rank#171 in Norway
  Density32.6/km2 (84/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 +7.8%
DemonymKlæbygg
Official language
  Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5030

Klæbu is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was incorporated into the neighboring Trondheim Municipality. It was located in the southern part of the Trondheim Region, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the city of Trondheim. The administrative center was the village of Klæbu. The other major village in Klæbu Municipality was Tanem.

At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the 186-square-kilometre (72 sq mi) municipality was the 337th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Klæbu Municipality was the 171st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,076. The municipality's population density was 32.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (84/sq mi) and its population had increased by 7.8% over the previous 10-year period.

Even though agriculture was traditionally the main industry for Klæbu, the municipality most recently functioned more as a commuter town of Trondheim, where many of Klæbu's inhabitants worked or attended school.