Malvik Municipality
Malvik Municipality
Malvik kommune | |
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View of Muruvika in Malvik | |
Trøndelag within Norway | |
Malvik within Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°22′22″N 10°45′03″E / 63.37278°N 10.75083°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Trondheim Region |
| Established | 1891 |
| • Preceded by | Strinda Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Hommelvik |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Eugen Gravningen Sørmo (H) |
| Area | |
• Total | 168.43 km2 (65.03 sq mi) |
| • Land | 161.87 km2 (62.50 sq mi) |
| • Water | 6.56 km2 (2.53 sq mi) 3.9% |
| • Rank | #314 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 624.34 m (2,048.36 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 14,783 |
| • Rank | #85 in Norway |
| • Density | 87.8/km2 (227/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +10.6% |
| Demonym(s) | Malvikbygg, Malviking |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5031 |
| Website | Official website |
Malvik is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Trondheim Region. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Hommelvik. Other villages in Malvik include Muruvika, Smiskaret, Sneisen, Vikhammer, and Hundhammeren.
The 168-square-kilometre (65 sq mi) municipality is the 314th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Malvik is the 85th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 14,783. The municipality's population density is 87.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (227/sq mi) and its population has increased by 10.6% over the previous 10-year period.
While "Malvik" refers to the municipality as a whole, it also refers to the urban area of Malvik. The villages of Hundhammeren, Vikhammer, Saksvik (all in Malvik Municipality), and Væretrøa (in Trondheim Municipality) together form an urban area that is also called Malvik. The 2.68-square-kilometre (660-acre) urban area has a population (2024) of 7,538 which gives the area a population density of 2,813 inhabitants per square kilometre (7,290/sq mi). This area is the most populous urban area in the municipality.