Orkland Municipality
Orkland Municipality
Orkland kommune | |
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View of the town of Orkanger | |
Trøndelag within Norway | |
Orkland within Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°18′24″N 9°51′01″E / 63.3067°N 09.8502°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Orkdalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Preceded by | Agdenes, Orkdal, Meldal, and most of Snillfjord |
| Administrative centre | Orkanger |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Hanne Nyhus (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,906.28 km2 (736.02 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,817.77 km2 (701.84 sq mi) |
| • Water | 88.51 km2 (34.17 sq mi) 4.6% |
| • Rank | #42 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,164.98 m (3,822.11 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 18,793 |
| • Rank | #71 in Norway |
| • Density | 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +2.6% |
| Demonym | Orklending |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5059 |
| Website | Official website |
Orkland is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Orkdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Orkanger. Some of the other notable population centres in the municipality include Å, Bjørnli, Drogsetmoen, Fannrem, Geitastrand, Hoston, Ingdalen, Kjøra, Krokstadøra, Lensvik, Løkken Verk, Meldal, Råbygda, Selbekken, Storås, Svorkmo, Thamshavn, Vassbygda, Vernes, and Vormstad.
The 1,906-square-kilometre (736 sq mi) municipality is the 42nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Orkland Municipality is the 71st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 18,793. The municipality's population density is 9.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (26/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2.6% over the previous 10-year period.