Inderøy Municipality
Inderøy Municipality
Inderøy kommune | |
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| Inderøen herred (historic name) | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Trøndelag within Norway | |
Inderøy within Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°53′58″N 11°13′12″E / 63.89944°N 11.22000°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Innherad |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Straumen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Unn-Elisabeth Tronstad Kristiansen (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 365.67 km2 (141.19 sq mi) |
| • Land | 351.16 km2 (135.58 sq mi) |
| • Water | 14.51 km2 (5.60 sq mi) 4% |
| • Rank | #247 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 502.45 m (1,648.5 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 6,938 |
| • Rank | #147 in Norway |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +3.2% |
| Demonym | Inderøyning |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5053 |
| Website | Official website |
Inderøy is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straumen. Other villages include Framverran, Gangstadhaugen, Hylla, Kjerknesvågen, Kjerringvika, Røra, Sakshaug, Sandvollan, Småland, Trongsundet, Utøya, Vangshylla, and Venneshamn. The municipality is primarily an agricultural community, but also has some industry.
The 366-square-kilometre (141 sq mi) municipality is the 247th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Inderøy Municipality is the 147th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,938. The municipality's population density is 19 inhabitants per square kilometre (49/sq mi) and its population has increased by 3.2% over the previous 10-year period.