Nord-Odal Municipality
Nord-Odal Municipality
Nord-Odal kommune | |
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| Nordre Odalen herred (historic name) | |
View of the Sand Church in Nord-Odal | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Innlandet within Norway | |
Nord-Odal within Innlandet | |
| Coordinates: 60°26′32″N 11°34′5″E / 60.44222°N 11.56806°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Innlandet |
| District | Odalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Sand |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Odd Kjetil Østvand-Sløtte (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 508.14 km2 (196.19 sq mi) |
| • Land | 475.44 km2 (183.57 sq mi) |
| • Water | 32.70 km2 (12.63 sq mi) 6.4% |
| • Rank | #208 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 641.46 m (2,104.5 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 5,006 |
| • Rank | #183 in Norway |
| • Density | 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −2.5% |
| Demonym | Nord-odøling |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3414 |
| Website | Official website |
Nord-Odal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Odalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sand. Other villages in the municipality include Knapper and Mo.
The 508-square-kilometre (196 sq mi) municipality is the 208th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Nord-Odal Municipality is the 183rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,006. The municipality's population density is 9.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (26/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 2.5% over the previous 10-year period.