Orkdal

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Orkdal kommune

County

Sør-Trøndelag

District

Orkdalen

Municipality

[[ISO 3166-2:NO>NO-1638]]

Administrative centre

Orkanger

Mayor (2003)

Gunnar H. Lysholm (Orkdalslista)

Official language form

Neutral

Area
- Total
- Land
- Percentage

594 Square kilometre>km²
563 km²
0.18 %

Population
- Total (as of 2004>2004)
- Percentage
- Change (10 years)
- Density

Ranked 97
10,448
0.23 %
3.3 %
19/km²

Coordinates

[www.orkdal.kommune.no]
[Data from Statistics Norway]

Coordinates: Orkdal is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. A large part of the population is concentrated in Orkanger/Fannrem, which is situated at the bottom of Orkdalsfjorden, a branch of the large Trondheimsfjord. Orkla river, one of the better salmon rivers in Norway, meets the sea at Orkanger. Agriculture plays a significant role in the municipality.

People from Orkdal

Nils Arne Eggen, the former coach of Rosenborg B.K. (football)
Roar Ljøkelsøy, ski jumper
Johan Bojer, author

Municipalities of Sør-Trøndelag
Agdenes \| Bjugn \| Frøya \| Hemne \| Hitra \| Holtålen \| Klæbu \| Malvik \| Meldal \| Melhus \| Midtre Gauldal \| Oppdal \| Orkdal \| Osen \| Rennebu \| Rissa \| Roan \| Røros \| Selbu \| Skaun \| Snillfjord \| Trondheim \| Tydal \| Ørland \| Åfjord

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