Snåsa Municipality
Snåsa Municipality
Snåsa kommune Snåasen tjïelte | |
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| Snaasen herred (historic name) | |
View of Snåsa over Snåsavatnet | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Trøndelag within Norway | |
Snåsa within Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 64°13′28″N 12°37′31″E / 64.22444°N 12.62528°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Innherad |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Snåsa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Arnt Einar Bardal (Sp) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,342.66 km2 (904.51 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,145.71 km2 (828.46 sq mi) |
| • Water | 196.95 km2 (76.04 sq mi) 8.4% |
| • Rank | #23 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,138.87 m (3,736.5 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 2,114 |
| • Rank | #275 in Norway |
| • Density | 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −1.9% |
| Demonym | Snåsning |
| Official languages | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| • Sámi form | Southern Sami |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5041 |
| Website | Official website |
Snåsa (Norwegian; pronounced [ˈsnòːsɑ]) or Snåase (Southern Sami); /ˈsnɔ̯ɑse/ is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Snåsa. Other villages include Agle and Jørstad.
The 2,343-square-kilometre (905 sq mi) municipality is the 23rd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Snåsa Municipality is the 275th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,114 inhabitants. The municipality's population density is 0.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.3/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 1.9% over the previous 10-year period.
Snåsa is one of the last strongholds for the seriously endangered Southern Sami language.