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Orkdal Municipality

former municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Trøndelag
District: Orkdalen
Established: 1 Jan 1838
Created as: Formannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished: 1 Jan 2020
Succeeded by: Orkland Municipality
Administrative centre: Orkanger
Mayor 2015 2019: Oddbjørn Bang ( Sp )
Total: 594.30 km (229.46 sq mi)
Land: 564.46 km (217.94 sq mi)
Water: 29.84 km (11.52 sq mi) 5%
Rank: # 188 in Norway
Highest elevation: 846.7 m (2,778 ft)
Density: 20.3/km (53/sq mi)
Change 10 years: +8.3%
Demonym: Orkdaling
Norwegian form: Neutral

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Orkdal is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Orkland Municipality. It was part of the Orkdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality was the city of Orkanger. Some of the notable villages in the municipality included Kjøra, Geitastrand, Gjølme, Thamshavn, Fannrem, Vormstad, Svorkmo, and Hoston.

Orkanger with the Orkla river At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the 594-square-kilometre (229 sq mi) municipality was the 188th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Orkdal Municipality was the 96th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 12,086. The municipality's population density was 20.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (53/sq mi) and its population had increased by 8.3% over the previous 10-year period.