Orkland Municipality
municipality in Trøndelag, Norway
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Summary
Orkland Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 109 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #61 of 360).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Trøndelag[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Oddbjørn Bang[5]
- Capital: Orkanger[6]
- Shares border with: Hitra Municipality[7], Ørland Municipality[8], Indre Fosen Municipality[9], Skaun Municipality[10], Melhus Municipality[11], Midtre Gauldal Municipality[12], Rennebu Municipality[13], Rindal Municipality[14], Heim Municipality[15]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[16]
- Commons category: Orkland[17]
- Inception: January 1, 2020[18]
- Highest point: Resfjellet[19]
- Official website: https://www.orkland.kommune.no/[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Orkland Municipality[21]
- Population: 18,217[22], 18,300[23], 18,502[24], 18,653[25], 18,690[26], 18,793[27], 18,798[28], 18,840[29]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Orkland[30]
- Replaces: Meldal Municipality[31], Agdenes Municipality[32], Orkdal Municipality[33], Snillfjord Municipality[34]
- Demonym: orklending[35], orklendinger[36]
- Different from: Orkland Municipality[37]
- Area: 1906.26 km²[38], 2149.85 km²[39], 430.6 km²[40], 0 km²[41], 81.6 km²[42], 6.94 km²[43], 257.58 km²[44], 1020.55 km²[45], 101.88 km²[46], 4.81 km²[47], 1.05 km²[48], 1.25 km²[49]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[50]
Why It Matters
Orkland Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]