Verdal Municipality
Verdal Municipality
Verdal kommune | |
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| Værdalen herred (historic name) | |
Trøndelag within Norway | |
Verdal within Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°47′53″N 11°56′57″E / 63.79806°N 11.94917°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Innherad |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Verdalsøra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Knut Snorre Sandnes (H) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,547.81 km2 (597.61 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,474.91 km2 (569.47 sq mi) |
| • Water | 72.90 km2 (28.15 sq mi) 4.7% |
| • Rank | #53 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,089.97 m (3,576.02 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 15,193 |
| • Rank | #81 in Norway |
| • Density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +2.7% |
| Demonym | Verdaling |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5038 |
| Website | Official website |
Verdal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Verdalsøra. Some villages in the municipality include Forbregd/Lein, Lysthaugen, Stiklestad, Trones, Vera, Vinne, and Vuku.
The 1,548-square-kilometre (598 sq mi) municipality is the 53rd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Verdal is the 81st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 15,193. The municipality's population density is 9.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (25/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2.7% over the previous 10-year period.