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Orkanger

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Orkanger is a town and the administrative centre of Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The town sits at the end of the Orkdal Fjord, an arm of the Trondheimsfjord. Orkanger is the commercial centre of Orkland Municipality and it is the site of the Orkanger Church. It was established as a "town" in 2014.

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Place details

Locality
Orkanger
Region
Trøndelag
Country
Norge
Population
8,204
Timezone
Europe/Oslo

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Key facts

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Orkanger
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Town/City
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Orkanger 05.jpg
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View of the industrial area with the city in the background
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yes
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9
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town
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Trøndelag#Norway
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top
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Country
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Norway
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Region
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Central Norway
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County
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Trøndelag
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District
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Orkdalen
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Municipality

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Orkanger is a town and the administrative centre of Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The town sits at the end of the Orkdal Fjord, an arm of the Trondheimsfjord. Orkanger is the commercial centre of Orkland Municipality and it is the site of the Orkanger Church. It was established as a "town" in 2014.

Combined with the neighbouring suburban village of Fannrem, the conurbation constitutes one of the largest urban areas in Trøndelag county. The town has a population (2018) of 8,204 and a population density of .

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Orkanger” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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