Sel, Norway

Sel Municipality
Sel kommune
Sell herred  (historic name)
View of the town of Otta
View of the town of Otta
Coat of arms of Sel Municipality
Innlandet within Norway
Innlandet within Norway
Sel within Innlandet
Sel within Innlandet
Coordinates: 61°49′1″N 9°34′24″E / 61.81694°N 9.57333°E / 61.81694; 9.57333
CountryNorway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictGudbrandsdal
Established1 Jan 1908
 • Preceded byVågå Municipality
Administrative centreOtta
Government
 • Mayor (2019)Eldri Siem (Sp)
Area
 • Total905.05 km2 (349.44 sq mi)
 • Land888.48 km2 (343.04 sq mi)
 • Water16.57 km2 (6.40 sq mi)  1.8%
 • Rank#130 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total5,567
 • Rank#170 in Norway
 • Density6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −6.5%
DemonymSelvær[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3437[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Sel is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Otta. The municipality also includes several notable villages including Bjølstad, Dale, Høvringen, Nord-Sel, Sandbumoen, Sjoa, and Skogbygda.

The 905-square-kilometre (349 sq mi) municipality is the 130th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sel is the 170th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,567. The municipality's population density is 6.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (16/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 6.5% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2021). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2021). "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).

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