Røyrvik
Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Røyrvik (Norwegian) or Raarvihke (Southern Sami) is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Røyrvik. The area has always had a strong Sami influence. The village lays relatively close to the border with Sweden and the municipal boundary eastwards forms part of the international border.
Røyrvik Municipality
Røyrvik kommune Raarvihken tjïelte | |
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Coordinates: 64°55′15″N 13°39′03″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Trøndelag |
District | Namdalen |
Established | 1 July 1923 |
• Preceded by | Grong Municipality |
Administrative centre | Røyrvik |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023) | Kennet Tømmermo Reitan (LL) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,584.76 km2 (611.88 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,329.62 km2 (513.37 sq mi) |
• Water | 255.12 km2 (98.50 sq mi) 16.1% |
• Rank | #50 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 429 |
• Rank | #354 in Norway |
• Density | 0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | −14.7% |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Neutral |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-5043[2] |
Website | Official website |
The 1,585-square-kilometre (612 sq mi) municipality is the 50th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Røyrvik is the 354th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 429 making it the 3rd smallest municipal population in Norway. The municipality's population density is 0.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (0.78/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 14.7% over the previous 10-year period.[3][4]