Key facts
- Country
- Norway
- County
- Trøndelag
- District
- Namdalen
- Preceded by
- Vemundvik Municipality
- Administrative centre
- Namsos
- Mayor 2023
- Amund Lein ( H )
- Total
- 2,132.36 km (823.31 sq mi)
- Land
- 1,997.81 km (771.36 sq mi)
- Water
- 134.55 km (51.95 sq mi) 6.3%
- Rank
- # 30 in Norway
- Highest elevation
- 765.19 m (2,510.5 ft)
- Density
- 7.1/km (18/sq mi)
- Change 10 years
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Namsos (Norwegian) or Nåavmesjenjaelmie (Southern Sami) is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Namsos. Some of the villages in the municipality include Bangsund, Klinga, Ramsvika, Skomsvoll, Spillum, Sævik, Dun, Salsnes, Nufsfjord, Lund, Namdalseid, Sjøåsen, Statland, Tøttdalen, and Sverkmoen.
The 2,132-square-kilometre (823 sq mi) municipality is the 30th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Namsos Municipality is the 82nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 15,083. The municipality's population density is 7.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (18/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 2.1% over the previous 10-year period.