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| Coordinates: 63°44′47″N 11°17′55″E / 63.7465°N 11.2987°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Innherred |
| Municipality | Levanger Municipality |
| Established as | |
| Kjøpstad | 1836-1961 |
| Town (By) | 1997 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.32 km2 (2.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total | 10,813 |
| • Density | 2,033/km2 (5,270/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Levangsbygg |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 7600 Levanger |
| Kjøpstaden Levanger | |
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| Country | Norway |
| County | Nord-Trøndelag |
| District | Innherred |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1962 |
| • Succeeded by | Levanger Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Levanger |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1701[4] |
ⓘ (Norwegian) or Levangke (Southern Sami)[5] is a town[1] and the administrative center of Levanger Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The university town is located along the eastern shore of the Trondheimsfjorden, at the mouth of the river Levangselva. The town is located about half-way between the towns of Steinkjer and Stjørdalshalsen. Prior to 1962, Levanger Municipality was coterminous with the town of Levanger and its immediate vicinity, but since 1962, the town has just been once small area within a much larger municipality. The town houses a campus of the Nord University.
The 5.32-square-kilometre (1,310-acre) town has a population (2024) of 10,813 and a population density of 2,033 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,270/sq mi).[2]
- ^ a b In the Norwegian language, the word by can be translated as "town" or "city".
- ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (2024-10-01). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Levanger (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2024-01-09). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-12-08.