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Verdal

municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Trøndelag
District: Innherad
Established: 1 Jan 1838
Created as: Formannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centre: Verdalsøra
Mayor 2023: Knut Snorre Sandnes ( H )
Total: 1,547.81 km (597.61 sq mi)
Land: 1,474.91 km (569.47 sq mi)
Water: 72.90 km (28.15 sq mi) 4.7%
Rank: # 53 in Norway
Highest elevation: 1,089.97 m (3,576.0 ft)
Density: 9.8/km (25/sq mi)
Change 10 years: +2.7%
Demonym: Verdaling
Norwegian form: Neutral
Time zone: UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+02:00 ( CEST )

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Article

Verdal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Verdalsøra. Some villages in the municipality include Forbregd/Lein, Lysthaugen, Stiklestad, Trones, Vera, Vinne, and Vuku.

The 1,548-square-kilometre (598 sq mi) municipality is the 53rd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Verdal Municipality is the 81st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 15,193. The municipality's population density is 9.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (25/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2.7% over the previous 10-year period.