Namsos
Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Namsosⓘ (Norwegian) or Nåavmesjenjaelmie (Southern Sami)[4] is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Namsos. Some of the villages in the municipality include Bangsund, Klinga, Ramsvika, Skomsvoll, Spillum, Sævik, Dun, Salsnes, Nufsfjord, Lund, Namdalseid, Sjøåsen, Statland, Tøttdalen, and Sverkmoen.
Namsos Municipality
Namsos kommune Nåavmesjenjaelmien tjïelte | |
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Coordinates: 64°29′38″N 11°30′42″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Trøndelag |
District | Namdalen |
Established | 1846 |
• Preceded by | Vemundvik |
Administrative centre | Namsos |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023) | Amund Lein (H) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,132.37 km2 (823.31 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,997.81 km2 (771.36 sq mi) |
• Water | 134.55 km2 (51.95 sq mi) 6.3% |
• Rank | #30 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 14,923 |
• Rank | #82 in Norway |
• Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | −2.8% |
Demonym | Namsosing[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Neutral |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-5007[3] |
Website | Official website |
The 2,132-square-kilometre (823 sq mi) municipality is the 30th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Namsos is the 80th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 14,923. The municipality's population density is 7.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (19/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 2.8% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]