Heim Municipality
Heim Municipality
Heim kommune | |
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View of the village of Kyrksæterøra | |
Trøndelag within Norway | |
Heim within Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°17′26″N 9°05′21″E / 63.2906°N 09.0891°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| Established | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Preceded by | Halsa Municipality, Hemne Municipality, and part of Snillfjord Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Kyrksæterøra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Marit Liabø Sandvik (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,024.55 km2 (395.58 sq mi) |
| • Land | 980.35 km2 (378.52 sq mi) |
| • Water | 44.20 km2 (17.07 sq mi) 4.3% |
| • Rank | #113 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,039.96 m (3,411.94 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 6,093 |
| • Rank | #161 in Norway |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +5% |
| Demonym | Heimsbygg |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5055 |
| Website | Official website |
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Heim is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It was established on 1 January 2020 upon the merger of three other municipalities. It is located in the traditional district of Fosen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kyrksæterøra. Other villages in Heim include Betna, Engan, Halsa, Heim, Hellandsjøen, Hennset, Hjellnes, Holla, Klevset, Liabøen, Todalen, Valsøyfjord, Valsøybotn, Vinjeøra, and Ytre Snillfjord.
The 1,025-square-kilometre (396 sq mi) municipality is the 113th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Heim is the 161st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,093. The municipality's population density is 5.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi) and its population has increased by 5% over the previous 10-year period.