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Namsos Municipality

municipality in Trøndelag, Norway
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Namsos Municipality
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Summary

Namsos Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 331 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #48 of 360).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Trøndelag[3]
  • Country: Norway[4]
  • Head of government: Arnhild Holstad[5]
  • Capital: Namsos[6]
  • Shares border with: Overhalla Municipality[7], Flatanger Municipality[8], Nærøysund Municipality[9], Høylandet Municipality[10], Steinkjer Municipality[11], Åfjord Municipality[12], Osen Municipality[13]
  • Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[14]
  • Twinned administrative body: Hudiksvall Municipality[15]
  • Commons category: Namsos[16]
  • Inception: January 1, 1846[17]
  • Highest point: Grønkleppen[18]
  • Significant event: boundary change[19]
  • Separated from: Vemundvik[20]
  • Official website: https://namsos.kommune.no/[21]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Namsos Municipality[22]
  • Commons gallery: Namsos[23]
  • Population: 13,010[24], 15,230[25], 15,096[26], 15,001[27], 14,923[28], 15,083[29], 15,154[30], 15,112[31]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Namsos[32]
  • Category for people born here: Q25714707[33]
  • Number of households: 5841[34], 3427[35], 824[36], 602[37], 547[38], 441[39]
  • Demonym: namsosing[40]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Namsos[41]
  • Area: 777.89 km²[42], 778.6158832210963 km²[43], 1040.167607653659 km²[44], 261.55172443256265 km²[45], 200.04973747672466 km²[46], 0 km²[47], 20.830258462588194 km²[48], 6.62360171886719 km²[49], 56.898431874648715 km²[50], 470.30065167023446 km²[51], 19.059431552405822 km²[52], 3.199827647230171 km²[53], 1.0414241742012176 km²[54], 0.6125186441958068 km²[55]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Namsos Municipality include Namsos Airport[56], an airport[57], in Norway[58].

Why It Matters

Namsos Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

Entities named for it include Namsos Airport[56], an airport[57], in Norway[58].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  15. [17] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Vedtak om grensejustering mellom Nærøy og Fosnes kommuner (fra 1.1.2020 nye Namsos kommune). regjeringen.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
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  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
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  36. [38] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . sprakradet.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [57] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2h ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest point → Grønkleppen
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    Head of government → Morten Stene, Arnhild Holstad
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    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Trøndelag, Nord-Trøndelag
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