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Nord-Fron
Municipality in Innlandet, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nord-Fron is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Vinstra. Other population centers in Nord-Fron include the villages of Kvam and Skåbu.
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Nord-Fron Municipality
Nord-Fron kommune | |
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Nordre Fron herred (historic name) | |
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Coordinates: 61°39′32″N 9°43′40″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Innlandet |
District | Gudbrandsdal |
Established | 1 Jan 1851 |
• Preceded by | Fron Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1966 |
• Succeeded by | Fron Municipality |
Re-established | 1 Jan 1977 |
• Preceded by | Fron Municipality |
Administrative centre | Vinstra |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021) | Anne-Marie Olstad (Ap) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,141.32 km2 (440.67 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,091.82 km2 (421.55 sq mi) |
• Water | 49.5 km2 (19.1 sq mi) 4.3% |
• Rank | #95 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 5,589 |
• Rank | #169 in Norway |
• Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | ![]() |
Demonym | Frøning[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-3436[3] |
Website | Official website |
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The 1,141-square-kilometre (441 sq mi) municipality is the 95th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Nord-Fron is the 169th most populous municipality in Norway, with a population of 5,589. The municipality's population density is 5.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (13/sq mi), and its population has decreased by 4.1% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]