Overhalla Municipality
Overhalla Municipality
Overhalla kommune | |
|---|---|
| Overhallen herred (historic name) | |
Trøndelag within Norway | |
Overhalla within Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 64°30′28″N 11°53′38″E / 64.50778°N 11.89389°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Namdalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Ranemsletta |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021) | Hege Kristin Kværnø Saugen (Sp) |
| Area | |
• Total | 730.05 km2 (281.87 sq mi) |
| • Land | 689.34 km2 (266.16 sq mi) |
| • Water | 40.71 km2 (15.72 sq mi) 5.6% |
| • Rank | #155 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 726.51 m (2,383.56 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 3,924 |
| • Rank | #205 in Norway |
| • Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +5.1% |
| Demonym | Overhallning |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5047 |
| Website | Official website |
Overhalla is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ranemsletta (also called Overhalla). Other villages include Melen, Hunn, Skogmo, Svalia, and Øysletta.
The population is concentrated in the relatively broad Namsen river valley at the center. Public services, agriculture, and tourism are the main sources of income. Overhallahus (a house building company) and Pharmaq (a fish vaccine factory) are both located in the municipality.
The 730-square-kilometre (280 sq mi) municipality is the 155th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Overhalla is the 205th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,924. The municipality's population density is 5.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi) and its population has increased by 5.1% over the previous 10-year period.