Namsskogan Municipality
Namsskogan kommune | |
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Coordinates: 64°52′19″N 12°58′35″E / 64.87194°N 12.97639°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Trøndelag |
District | Namdalen |
Established | 1 July 1923 |
• Preceded by | Grong Municipality |
Administrative centre | Namsskogan |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023) | Elisabeth Vollmo Bjørhusdal (LL) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,417.15 km2 (547.16 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,353.12 km2 (522.44 sq mi) |
• Water | 64.03 km2 (24.72 sq mi) 4.5% |
• Rank | #64 in Norway |
Highest elevation | 1,167.62 m (3,830.77 ft) |
Population (2024) | |
• Total | 810 |
• Rank | #345 in Norway |
• Density | 0.6/km2 (2/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | −12.1% |
Demonym | Namsskoging[2] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Neutral |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-5044[4] |
Website | Official website |
Namsskogan is a municipality in Trøndelag, Norway. Namsskogan is located in the upper part of the long Namdalen valley region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Namsskogan. Other villages in the municipality include Brekkvasselv, Smalåsen, Skorovatn, and Trones.
The village of Namsskogan lies along the river Namsen in the northern part of the municipality. The European route E6 highway runs through the village.
The 1,417-square-kilometre (547 sq mi) municipality is the 64th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Namsskogan is the 345th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 810. The municipality's population density is 0.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.6/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 12.1% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]
Economy: In 2024, the municipality earned some hundred thousand Euro from the sale of hydroelectric power to a facility (in the municipality), that is doing mining of cryptocurrency; The community has already done a deal that is supposed to bring in money in 2025: Norwegian kroner 9.3 million will be the profit, according to media.[7]