Otterøy Municipality
Otterøy Municipality
Otterøy herred | |
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| Otterøen herred (historic name) | |
View of the Otterøy Church area on the island of Otterøya | |
Nord-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Otterøy within Nord-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 64°30′39″N 11°17′52″E / 64.51083°N 11.29778°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nord-Trøndelag |
| District | Namdalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1913 |
| • Preceded by | Fosnes Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Namdalseid Municipality and Namsos Municipality |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1960–1963) | Job Hodø (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 272.1 km2 (105.1 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #302 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 680.5 m (2,233 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,609 |
| • Rank | #518 in Norway |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +0.3% |
| Demonym | Otterøybygg |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1747 |
Otterøy is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 272-square-kilometre (105 sq mi) municipality existed from 1913 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Namsos Municipality in Trøndelag county. The former municipality included most of the island of Otterøya (the part south of Tømmervikfjellet mountain), the island of Hoddøya, the southwestern part of the island of Elvalandet, and some of the mainland southwest of Otterøya and Hoddøya. The area contains good farmland and also good salmon fishing. The main church for the area is Otterøy Church.
Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 272-square-kilometre (105 sq mi) municipality was the 302nd largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Otterøy Municipality was the 518th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,609. The municipality's population density was 5.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi) and its population had increased by 0.3% over the previous 10-year period.