Rindal Municipality

Rindal Municipality
Rindal kommune
Rindalen herred  (historic name)
Flag of Rindal Municipality
Coat of arms of Rindal Municipality
Trøndelag within Norway
Trøndelag within Norway
Rindal within Trøndelag
Rindal within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°02′32″N 09°17′22″E / 63.04222°N 9.28944°E / 63.04222; 9.28944
CountryNorway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictOrkdalen
Established1858
 • Preceded bySurnadal Municipality
Administrative centreRindal
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Mildrid Kattem Aune (Sp)
Area
 • Total
631.94 km2 (243.99 sq mi)
 • Land611.94 km2 (236.27 sq mi)
 • Water20 km2 (8 sq mi)  3.2%
 • Rank#184 in Norway
Highest elevation1,614.69 m (5,297.54 ft)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
1,958
 • Rank#285 in Norway
 • Density3.1/km2 (8/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −4.3%
DemonymRindaling[2]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5061[4]
WebsiteOfficial website

Rindal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Orkdalen region. The administrative centre is the village of Rindal. Other villages in the municipality include Tiset and Romundstad. The municipality centres on agriculture and forestry services.[5]

The 632-square-kilometre (244 sq mi) municipality is the 184th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Rindal is the 285th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,958. The municipality's population density is 3.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.0/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 4.3% over the previous 10-year period.[6][7]

  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. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir; Haugen, Morten O., eds. (29 May 2024). "Rindal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  6. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  7. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).

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