Holtålen Municipality
Holtålen Municipality
Holtålen kommune | |
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View of the Båttjønndalen valley in Holtålen | |
Trøndelag within Norway | |
Holtålen within Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 62°52′07″N 11°16′38″E / 62.86861°N 11.27722°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Gauldal |
| Established | 1 Jan 1972 |
| • Preceded by | Haltdalen Municipality and Ålen Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Renbygda/Ålen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Jan Arild Sivertsgård (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,209.58 km2 (467.02 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,170.55 km2 (451.95 sq mi) |
| • Water | 39.03 km2 (15.07 sq mi) 3.2% |
| • Rank | #89 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,320 m (4,330 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 2,035 |
| • Rank | #280 in Norway |
| • Density | 1.7/km2 (4/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +0.5% |
| Demonym | Holtåling |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5026 |
| Website | Official website |
Holtålen is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is located in the Ålen area of the village of Renbygda. Other villages in the municipality include Hessdalen, Aunegrenda, and Haltdalen.
The 1,210-square-kilometre (470 sq mi) municipality is the 89th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Holtålen is the 280th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,035. The municipality's population density is 1.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.4/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.5% over the previous 10-year period.