Midtbygda, Trøndelag

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Midtbygda
Midtbygda (Norway)
Coordinates: 63°24′51″N11°44′35″E / 63.4141°N 11.7430°E / 63.4141; 11.7430 Coordinates: 63°24′51″N11°44′35″E / 63.4141°N 11.7430°E / 63.4141; 11.7430
Country Norway
Region Central Norway
County Trøndelag
District Stjørdalen
Municipality Meråker
Area [1]
  Total 1.38 km2 (0.53 sq mi)
Elevation [2] 120 m (390 ft)
Population (2017) [1]
  Total 1,038
  Density 752/km2 (1,950/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code7530 Meråker

Midtbygda or Meråker is the administrative centre of the municipality of Meråker in Trøndelag county, Norway. Midtbygda is located along the Stjørdalselva river and the European route E14 highway. It is served by Meråker Station, which is a railway station located along the Meråker Line. The local Meråker Church lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the village of Midtbygda. The lake Funnsjøen lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the north. [3]

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.

Meråker Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Meråker is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Midtbygda which is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Storlien in Sweden and 46 kilometres (29 mi) east of the town of Stjørdalshalsen in neighboring Stjørdal municipality. Other villages in Meråker include Gudåa, Kopperå, and Stordalen.

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 1.38-square-kilometre (340-acre) village has a population (2017) of 1,038 which gives the village a population density of 752 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,950/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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References

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