Oppdal
Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oppdalⓘ is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Dovre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Oppdal. Other villages in the municipality include Lønset, Vognillan, Fagerhaug, and Holan. The Oppdal Airport, Fagerhaug is located in the northeastern part of the municipality.
Oppdal Municipality
Oppdal kommune | |
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Coordinates: 62°34′25″N 09°36′32″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Trøndelag |
District | Dovre Region |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Administrative centre | Oppdal |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023) | Peirson Wall (V) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,274.12 km2 (878.04 sq mi) |
• Land | 2,201.39 km2 (849.96 sq mi) |
• Water | 72.72 km2 (28.08 sq mi) 3.2% |
• Rank | #24 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 7,256 |
• Rank | #139 in Norway |
• Density | 3.3/km2 (9/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | +6.8% |
Demonym | Oppdaling[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Neutral |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-5021[3] |
Website | Official website |
The 2,274-square-kilometre (878 sq mi) municipality is the 24th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Oppdal is the 139th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,256. The municipality's population density is 3.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.5/sq mi) and its population has increased by 6.8% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]