Mebonden

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Mebonden
Mebonden (Norway)
Coordinates: 63°13′49″N11°01′52″E / 63.2303°N 11.0310°E / 63.2303; 11.0310 Coordinates: 63°13′49″N11°01′52″E / 63.2303°N 11.0310°E / 63.2303; 11.0310
Country Norway
Region Central Norway
County Trøndelag
District Neadalen
Municipality Selbu
Area
[1]
  Total1.11 km2 (0.43 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
165 m (541 ft)
Population
(2018) [1]
  Total988
  Density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
7580 Selbu

Mebonden or Mebond is the administrative centre of the municipality of Selbu in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the eastern end of the lake Selbusjøen at the mouth of the Nea River. The villages of Vikvarvet, Hyttbakken, Innbygda, and Trøa surround the urban village of Mebonden. The 12th century Selbu Church is located in Mebonden.

An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.

Selbu Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Selbu is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mebonden. Other villages in Selbu include Flora, Fossan, Hyttbakken, Innbygda, Selbustrand, Trøa, Tømra, and Vikvarvet.

Trøndelag Region and county of Norway

Trøndelag is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ; in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag, and the counties were reunited in 2018. Trøndelag county and the neighboring Møre og Romsdal county together form what is known as Central Norway.

The 1.11-square-kilometre (270-acre) village has a population (2018) of 988 and a population density of 890 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,300/sq mi). [1]

Population density A measurement of population numbers per unit area or volume

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume; it is a quantity of type number density. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and most of the time to humans. It is a key geographical term. In simple terms population density refers to the number of people living in an area per kilometer square.

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Vikvarvet Village in Central Norway, Norway

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Mebonden, Selbu (Trøndelag)". yr.no . Retrieved 2018-03-11.