Klinga Municipality
Klinga Municipality
Klinga herred | |
|---|---|
| Klingen herred (historic name) | |
Nord-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Klinga within Nord-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 64°24′35″N 11°28′56″E / 64.40972°N 11.48222°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nord-Trøndelag |
| District | Namdalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1891 |
| • Preceded by | Vemundvik Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Namsos Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Bangsund |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1962–1963) | Alf Derås (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 352 km2 (136 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #252 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 680.5 m (2,233 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 2,466 |
| • Rank | #370 in Norway |
| • Density | 7/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +6.1% |
| Demonym | Klingbygg |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1746 |
Klinga is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 352-square-kilometre (136 sq mi) municipality existed from 1891 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed the mainland areas south of the river Namsen in what is now Namsos Municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre was the village of Bangsund. Other villages in Klinga included Spillum and Klinga where Klinga Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 352-square-kilometre (136 sq mi) municipality was the 252nd largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Klinga Municipality was the 370th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 2,466. The municipality's population density was 7 inhabitants per square kilometre (18/sq mi) and its population had increased by 6.1% over the previous 10-year period.