Flatanger Municipality
Flatanger kommune | |
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![]() Trøndelag within Norway | |
![]() Flatanger within Trøndelag | |
Coordinates: 64°25′11″N 10°54′28″E / 64.41972°N 10.90778°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Trøndelag |
District | Namdalen |
Established | 1 Jan 1871 |
• Preceded by | Fosnes Municipality |
Administrative centre | Lauvsnes |
Government | |
• Mayor (2011) | Olav Jørgen Bjørkås (Sp) |
Area | |
• Total | 458.72 km2 (177.11 sq mi) |
• Land | 433.53 km2 (167.39 sq mi) |
• Water | 25.18 km2 (9.72 sq mi) 5.5% |
• Rank | #217 in Norway |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 1,108 |
• Rank | #326 in Norway |
• Density | 2.6/km2 (7/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | ![]() |
Demonym | Flatangring[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Neutral |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-5049[3] |
Website | Official website |
Flatanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is Lauvsnes. Other villages include Jøssund, Hasvåg, and Vik.
The 459-square-kilometre (177 sq mi) municipality is the 217th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Flatanger is the 326th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,108. The municipality's population density is 2.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.7/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 4.3% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]
Flatanger is also known for having some of the most difficult sport climbing routes in the world.