Rissa Municipality

Rissa Municipality
Rissa kommune
Rissen herred  (historic name)
View of the harbour at Råkvåg
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway
Rissa within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°39′20″N 10°02′23″E / 63.65556°N 10.03972°E / 63.65556; 10.03972
CountryNorway
CountySør-Trøndelag
DistrictFosen
Established1860
 • Preceded byStadsbygd Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 2018
 • Succeeded byIndre Fosen Municipality
Administrative centreÅrnset
Government
 • Mayor (2017-2017)Liv Darell (Sp)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
621.37 km2 (239.91 sq mi)
 • Land587.85 km2 (226.97 sq mi)
 • Water33.52 km2 (12.94 sq mi)  5.4%
 • Rank#179 in Norway
Highest elevation
623 m (2,044 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
6,628
 • Rank#158 in Norway
 • Density10.7/km2 (28/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
 +4.1%
DemonymRissværing
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1624

Rissa is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county in Norway in the Fosen region. The municipality existed from 1860 until its dissolution on 1 January 2018 when it became part of the newly created Indre Fosen Municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Årnset. Other villages in the municipality included Askjem, Hasselvika, Husbysjøen, Rørvika, Råkvåg, Sørfjorden, and Stadsbygd.

Prior to its dissolution in 2018, the 621-square-kilometre (240 sq mi) municipality was the 179th largest by area out of the then 426 municipalities in Norway. Rissa Municipality was the 158th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,628. The municipality's population density was 11.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (29/sq mi) and its population had increased by 4.1% over the last decade.