Midtre Gauldal Municipality

Midtre Gauldal Municipality
Midtre Gauldal kommune
Flag of Midtre Gauldal Municipality
Coat of arms of Midtre Gauldal Municipality
Trøndelag within Norway
Trøndelag within Norway
Midtre Gauldal within Trøndelag
Midtre Gauldal within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 62°55′16″N 10°30′02″E / 62.92111°N 10.50056°E / 62.92111; 10.50056
CountryNorway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictGauldal
Established1 Jan 1964
 • Preceded byBudal, Singsås, Soknedal, and Støren
Administrative centreStøren
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Trude Solem Heggdal (Ap)
Area
 • Total
1,860.43 km2 (718.32 sq mi)
 • Land1,803.24 km2 (696.23 sq mi)
 • Water57.19 km2 (22.08 sq mi)  3.1%
 • Rank#44 in Norway
Highest elevation1,332 m (4,370 ft)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
6,140
 • Rank#160 in Norway
 • Density3.3/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −3.5%
DemonymsGauldaling
Gauldøl[2]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5027[4]
WebsiteOfficial website

Midtre Gauldal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Støren. Other villages in the municipality include Singsås, Soknedal, Enodden, and Rognes.

The 1,860-square-kilometre (720 sq mi) municipality is the 44th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Midtre Gauldal Municipality is the 160th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,140. The municipality's population density is 3.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.5/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 3.5% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. 16 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  3. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  4. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (9 January 2024). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).

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