Holtålen Municipality

municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Trøndelag
District: Gauldal
Established: 1 Jan 1972
Preceded by: Haltdalen Municipality and Ålen Municipality
Administrative centre: Renbygda / Ålen
Mayor 2023: Jan Arild Sivertsgård ( Ap )
Total: 1,209.58 km (467.02 sq mi)
Land: 1,170.55 km (451.95 sq mi)
Water: 39.03 km (15.07 sq mi) 3.2%
Rank: # 89 in Norway
Highest elevation: 1,320 m (4,330 ft)
Density

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Holtålen is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is located in the Ålen area of the village of Renbygda. Other villages in the municipality include Hessdalen, Aunegrenda, and Haltdalen.

The 1,210-square-kilometre (470 sq mi) municipality is the 89th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Holtålen Municipality is the 280th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,035. The municipality's population density is 1.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.4/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.5% over the previous 10-year period.