Rindal Municipality
Rindal Municipality
Rindal kommune | |
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| Rindalen herred (historic name) | |
Trøndelag within Norway | |
Rindal within Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°02′32″N 09°17′22″E / 63.04222°N 9.28944°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Orkdalen |
| Established | 1858 |
| • Preceded by | Surnadal Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Rindal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Mildrid Kattem Aune (Sp) |
| Area | |
• Total | 631.94 km2 (243.99 sq mi) |
| • Land | 611.94 km2 (236.27 sq mi) |
| • Water | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) 3.2% |
| • Rank | #184 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,614.69 m (5,297.54 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 1,958 |
| • Rank | #285 in Norway |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −4.3% |
| Demonym | Rindaling |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5061 |
| Website | Official website |
Rindal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Orkdalen region. The administrative centre is the village of Rindal. Other villages in the municipality include Tiset and Romundstad. The municipality centres on agriculture and forestry services.
The 632-square-kilometre (244 sq mi) municipality is the 184th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Rindal is the 285th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,958. The municipality's population density is 3.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.0/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 4.3% over the previous 10-year period.