Snillfjord Municipality
Snillfjord Municipality
Snillfjord kommune | |
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| Snilfjord herred (historic name) | |
Trøndelag within Norway | |
Snillfjord within Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°25′29″N 09°26′05″E / 63.42472°N 9.43472°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Fosen |
| Established | 1 July 1924 |
| • Preceded by | Hemne Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Hitra Municipality, Heim Municipality, and Orkland Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Krokstadøra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015-2019) | John Lernes (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 508.12 km2 (196.19 sq mi) |
| • Land | 488.96 km2 (188.79 sq mi) |
| • Water | 19.16 km2 (7.40 sq mi) 3.8% |
| • Rank | #209 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 791.7 m (2,597.4 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 999 |
| • Rank | #393 in Norway |
| • Density | 2.0/km2 (5/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +1.1% |
| Demonym | Snillfjording |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5012 |
Snillfjord is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was split between Hitra Municipality, Heim Municipality, and Orkland Municipality. It was part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Krokstadøra. Other villages in Snillfjord Municipality included Ytre Snillfjord, Hemnskjela, Selnes, and Vutudal.
Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the 508-square-kilometre (196 sq mi) municipality was the 209th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Snillfjord Municipality was the 393rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 999. The municipality's population density was 2 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.2/sq mi) and its population had increased by 1.1% over the previous 10-year period.