Orkdal
Orkdal kommune | |
|---|---|
 View of Orkanger | |
 Coat of arms  Trøndelag within Norway | |
 Orkdal within Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°17′20″N 09°43′34″E / 63.28889°N 9.72611°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Orkdalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| Administrative centre | Orkanger |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015–2019) | Oddbjørn Bang (Sp) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 863.32 km2 (229.47 sq mi) |
| • Land | 564.49 km2 (217.95 sq mi) |
| • Water | 29.83 km2 (11.52 sq mi) 5% |
| • Rank | 188 in Norway |
| *Area at municipal dissolution. | |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 11,933 |
| • Rank | 97 in Norway |
| • Density | 21.1/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | 8.3% |
| Demonym | orkdaling[1] |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5024 |
| Official language form | Neutral[2] |
| Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
| Succeeded by | Orkland in 2020 |
| Website | orkdal |
Orkdal is a former city in Trøndelag county, Norway. The city was founded in 1838. It was dissolved in 2020 when it joined Orkland Municipality.
It had a population of 11,933 in 2020 and was the 188th largest city in Norway.[3][4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ↑ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2018). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2019-03-18.
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