Frøya Municipality
Frøya Municipality
Frøya kommune | |
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| Frøien herred (historic name) | |
View of the village of Sula | |
Trøndelag within Norway | |
Frøya within Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°43′32″N 08°44′39″E / 63.72556°N 8.74417°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Fosen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1877 |
| • Preceded by | Hitra Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1906 |
| • Succeeded by | Nord-Frøya and Sør-Frøya |
| Re-established | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Preceded by | Nord-Frøya and Sør-Frøya |
| Administrative centre | Sistranda |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Kristin Furunes Strømskag (H) |
| Area | |
• Total | 241.32 km2 (93.17 sq mi) |
| • Land | 229.94 km2 (88.78 sq mi) |
| • Water | 11.38 km2 (4.39 sq mi) 4.7% |
| • Rank | #292 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 74.73 m (245.18 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 5,453 |
| • Rank | #176 in Norway |
| • Density | 22.6/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +19.9% |
| Demonym | Frøyværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5014 |
| Website | Official website |
Frøya is the westernmost municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region and consists of the island of Frøya, which lies north of the island of Hitra, as well several thousand other small islands surrounding the island of Frøya. The village of Sistranda is the administrative center of Frøya Municipality. Other villages include Hammarvika, Titran, Sula, and Mausund. The main island of Frøya is connected to the neighboring island of Hitra (and ultimately the mainland of Norway) by the Frøya Tunnel, which goes under the Frøyfjorden.
The 241-square-kilometre (93 sq mi) municipality is the 292nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Frøya Municipality is the 176th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,453. The municipality's population density is 22.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (59/sq mi), and its population has increased by 19.9% over the previous 10-year period.