Sør-Odal Municipality

Sør-Odal Municipality
Sør-Odal kommune
Søndre Odalen herred  (historic name)
View of bridge over the Glomma River in Skarnes
Innlandet within Norway
Sør-Odal within Innlandet
Coordinates: 60°14′12″N 11°44′44″E / 60.23667°N 11.74556°E / 60.23667; 11.74556
CountryNorway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictOdalen
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreSkarnes
Government
 • Mayor (2016)Knut Hvithammer (Ap)
Area
 • Total
516.74 km2 (199.51 sq mi)
 • Land479.04 km2 (184.96 sq mi)
 • Water37.70 km2 (14.56 sq mi)  7.3%
 • Rank#206 in Norway
Highest elevation
528.85 m (1,735.1 ft)
Population
 (2025)
 • Total
8,150
 • Rank#132 in Norway
 • Density15.8/km2 (41/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
 +3.4%
Demonymsør-ødøling
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3415
WebsiteOfficial website

Sør-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 Skarnes. Other villages in Sør-Odal include Disenå, Galterud, and Sander.

The 517-square-kilometre (200 sq mi) municipality is the 206th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Sør-Odal Municipality is the 132nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,150. The municipality's population density is 15.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (41/sq mi) and its population has increased by 3.4% over the previous 10-year period.