Namdalseid (village)

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Namdalseid
Namdalseid (Norway)
Coordinates: 64°13′19″N11°13′24″E / 64.2219°N 11.2232°E / 64.2219; 11.2232 Coordinates: 64°13′19″N11°13′24″E / 64.2219°N 11.2232°E / 64.2219; 11.2232
Country Norway
Region Central Norway
County Trøndelag
District Namdalen
Municipality Namdalseid
Area [1]
  Total 0.3 km2 (0.1 sq mi)
Elevation [2] 51 m (167 ft)
Population (2017) [1]
  Total 339
  Density 1,130/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code7750 Namdalseid

Namdalseid is the administrative centre of Namdalseid municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Norwegian County Road 17, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the town of Steinkjer and about the same distance south of the town of Namsos. The Namdalseid Church sits just southwest of the village. There's a school in the village as well. [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.

Namdalseid Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Namdalseid is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Namdalseid. Other villages and farm areas in the municipality include Sjøåsen, Statland, Tøttdalen, and Sverkmoen.

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 0.3-square-kilometre (74-acre) village has a population (2017) of 339 which gives the village a population density of 1,130 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,900/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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