Namsos Municipality
Namsos Municipality
Namsos kommune Nåavmesjenjaelmien tjïelte | |
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Trøndelag within Norway | |
Namsos within Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 64°29′38″N 11°30′42″E / 64.49389°N 11.51167°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Namdalen |
| Established | 1846 |
| • Preceded by | Vemundvik Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Namsos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Amund Lein (H) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,132.36 km2 (823.31 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,997.81 km2 (771.36 sq mi) |
| • Water | 134.55 km2 (51.95 sq mi) 6.3% |
| • Rank | #30 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 765.19 m (2,510.47 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 15,083 |
| • Rank | #82 in Norway |
| • Density | 7.1/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −2.1% |
| Demonym | Namsosing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5007 |
| Website | Official website |
ⓘ (Norwegian) or Nåavmesjenjaelmie (Southern Sami) is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Namsos. Some of the villages in the municipality include Bangsund, Klinga, Ramsvika, Skomsvoll, Spillum, Sævik, Dun, Salsnes, Nufsfjord, Lund, Namdalseid, Sjøåsen, Statland, Tøttdalen, and Sverkmoen.
The 2,132-square-kilometre (823 sq mi) municipality is the 30th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Namsos is the 82nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 15,083. The municipality's population density is 7.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (18/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 2.1% over the previous 10-year period.
The town of Namsos has a swimming pool, Oasen, built inside a mountain.