Orkdal Municipality

former municipality in Trøndelag, Norway
AdministrativeArea former_municipality_of_norway Q500284
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Orkdal Municipality

Summary

Orkdal Municipality is a former municipality of Norway[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of former_municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Orkdal Municipality is located in Sør-Trøndelag[3].
  • Orkdal Municipality is located in Trøndelag[4].
  • Orkdal Municipality is in the country of Norway[5].
  • Orkdal Municipality's head of government is recorded as Gunnar Lysholm[6].
  • Orkdal Municipality's head of government is recorded as Oddbjørn Bang[7].
  • Orkdal Municipality's image is recorded as Orkanger 02.jpg[8].
  • Orkdal Municipality's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[9].
  • Orkdal Municipality's capital is recorded as Orkanger[10].
  • Orkdal Municipality's capital is recorded as Fannrem[11].
  • Orkdal Municipality's flag image is recorded as Flag of Orkdal.gif[12].
  • Orkdal Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Snillfjord Municipality[13].
  • Orkdal Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Agdenes Municipality[14].
  • Orkdal Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Hemne Municipality[15].
  • Orkdal Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Rindal Municipality[16].
  • Orkdal Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Meldal Municipality[17].
  • Orkdal Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Melhus Municipality[18].
  • Orkdal Municipality's shares border with is recorded as Skaun Municipality[19].
  • Orkdal Municipality's coat of arms image is recorded as Orkdal komm.svg[20].
  • Orkdal Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mostar[21].
  • Orkdal Municipality's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hällefors Municipality[22].
  • Orkdal Municipality's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 225302301[23].
  • Orkdal Municipality's locator map image is recorded as NO 5024 Orkdal.svg[24].
  • Orkdal Municipality's Commons category is recorded as Orkdal[25].
  • Orkdal Municipality's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 406233[26].
  • Orkdal Municipality's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[27].

Body

Geography

Orkdal Municipality is in the country of Norway[5]. Located in include Sør-Trøndelag[3], a county of Norway[28], in Norway[29], founded in 1919[30] and Trøndelag[4], a county of Norway[31], in Norway[32].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+594.32'}[33], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+639.9350123'}[34], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+45.6184407'}[35], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+99.3206919'}[36], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0'}[37], and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+27.3146649'}[38]. Orkdal Municipality's population is recorded as {'amount': '+11779'}[39].

Designation and Status

Orkdal Municipality's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[9].

Why It Matters

Orkdal Municipality ranks in the top 7% of former_municipality_of_norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [39] . Befolkning, 1. januar 2016. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [37] . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [38] . kartverket.no. kartverket.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . 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. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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