Nærøysund Municipality
Nærøysund Municipality
Nærøysund kommune | |
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Coat of arms | |
Trøndelag within Norway | |
Nærøysund within Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 64°50′21″N 11°27′39″E / 64.8393°N 11.4608°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Namdalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Preceded by | Vikna Municipality and Nærøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Kolvereid and Rørvik |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020) | Amund Hellesø (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,346.20 km2 (519.77 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,286.35 km2 (496.66 sq mi) |
| • Water | 59.85 km2 (23.11 sq mi) 4.4% |
| • Rank | #70 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 873.58 m (2,866.1 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 9,968 |
| • Rank | #114 in Norway |
| • Density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +6.2% |
| Demonyms | Nærøysunding Nærøysunder |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5060 |
| Website | Official website |
Nærøysund is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Namdalen. The municipality was established on 1 January 2020 after the merger of the old Vikna Municipality and Nærøy Municipality. The municipality is unique in that it has two equal administrative centres: Kolvereid and Rørvik. The other main population centres of Nærøysund include Abelvær, Foldereid, Gravvika, Ottersøya, Salsbruket, Steine, Torstad, Austafjord, Ramstad, Garstad, and Valøya.
The 1,346-square-kilometre (520 sq mi) municipality is the 70th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Nærøysund Municipality is the 114th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 9,968. The municipality's population density is 7.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (19/sq mi) and its population has increased by 6.2% over the previous 10-year period.