Oppdal Municipality
Oppdal Municipality
Oppdal kommune | |
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Oppdal as seen from the Almann Mountain in August 2008 | |
Trøndelag within Norway | |
Oppdal within Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 62°34′25″N 09°36′32″E / 62.57361°N 9.60889°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Dovre Region |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Oppdal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Peirson Wall (V) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,274.11 km2 (878.04 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,201.39 km2 (849.96 sq mi) |
| • Water | 72.72 km2 (28.08 sq mi) 3.2% |
| • Rank | #24 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,983.27 m (6,506.79 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 7,389 |
| • Rank | #139 in Norway |
| • Density | 3.2/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +8.4% |
| Demonym | Oppdaling |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5021 |
| Website | Official website |
ⓘ is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Dovre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Oppdal. Other villages in the municipality include Lønset, Vognillan, Fagerhaugen, and Holan. The Oppdal Airport, Fagerhaug is located in the northeastern part of the municipality.
The 2,274-square-kilometre (878 sq mi) municipality is the 24th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Oppdal is the 139th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,389. The municipality's population density is 3.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.3/sq mi) and its population has increased by 8.4% over the previous 10-year period.