Tydal

Tydal Municipality
Tydal kommune
Tydalen herred  (historic name)
Trøndelag within Norway
Trøndelag within Norway
Tydal within Trøndelag
Tydal within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°01′06″N 11°48′54″E / 63.01833°N 11.81500°E / 63.01833; 11.81500
CountryNorway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictNeadalen
Established1 Jan 1901
 • Preceded bySelbu Municipality
Administrative centreÅs
Government
 • Mayor (2019)Jens Arne Kvello (Sp)
Area
 • Total1,328.66 km2 (513.00 sq mi)
 • Land1,217.37 km2 (470.03 sq mi)
 • Water111.27 km2 (42.96 sq mi)  8.4%
 • Rank#75 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total753
 • Rank#346 in Norway
 • Density0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −12.9%
DemonymTydaling[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5033[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Tydal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ås. Other villages include Østby, Gressli, Aunet, and Stugudalen. There is a school and a kindergarten in Tydal.

The inhabitants of Tydal earn a living in farming, forestry, energy production, and tourism. During Easter, the number of people in Tydal increases by up to 5,000 people. Many people from Trondheim celebrate their holidays in the 1,400 cabins located throughout the municipality of Tydal.

The 1,329-square-kilometre (513 sq mi) municipality is the 75th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Tydal is the 346th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 753. The municipality's population density is 0.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.6/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 12.9% 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. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).

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