Inderøy Municipality

municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Trøndelag
District: Innherad
Established: 1 Jan 1838
Created as: Formannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centre: Straumen
Mayor 2023: Unn-Elisabeth Tronstad Kristiansen ( Ap )
Total: 365.67 km (141.19 sq mi)
Land: 351.16 km (135.58 sq mi)
Water: 14.51 km (5.60 sq mi) 4%
Rank: # 247 in Norway
Highest elevation: 502.45 m (1,648.5 ft)
Density

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Inderøy is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straumen. Other villages include Framverran, Gangstadhaugen, Hylla, Kjerknesvågen, Kjerringvika, Røra, Sakshaug, Sandvollan, Småland, Trongsundet, Utøya, Vangshylla, and Venneshamn. The municipality is primarily an agricultural community, but also has some industry.

The 366-square-kilometre (141 sq mi) municipality is the 247th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Inderøy Municipality is the 147th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,938. The municipality's population density is 19 inhabitants per square kilometre (49/sq mi) and its population has increased by 3.2% over the previous 10-year period.