Levanger
Levanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the district of Innherred. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Alstadhaug, Ekne, Hokstad, Markabygd, Momarka, Frol, Mule, Nesset, Okkenhaug, Ronglan, Skogn, and Åsen.
Levanger Municipality
Levanger kommune | |
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Trøndelag within Norway | |
Levanger within Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°39′17″N 11°15′37″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Innherred |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Levanger |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Anita Ravlo Sand (Sp) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 645.82 km2 (249.35 sq mi) |
| • Land | 609.74 km2 (235.42 sq mi) |
| • Water | 36.06 km2 (13.92 sq mi) 5.6% |
| • Rank | #174 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 20,344 |
| • Rank | #64 in Norway |
| • Density | 33.4/km2 (87/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +6.6% |
| Demonym | Levangsbygg |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5037 |
| Website | Official website |
The town of Levanger lies at the mouth of the Levangselva river along the Trondheimsfjord. One of the main roads through the town is Kirkegata. The 5.74-square-kilometre (2.22 sq mi) town has a population (6 October 2020) of 10,333. The population density is 1,959 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,070/sq mi). The town has held "town status" as of 1997 and houses a campus of the Nord University as of 2016.
Levanger is a member of the Italian initiative, Cittaslow, for slow towns that don't adopt a "fast-lane" approach that is so common in most modern towns.
The 646-square-kilometre (249 sq mi) municipality is the 174th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Levanger is the 62nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 20,344. The municipality's population density is 33.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (87/sq mi) and its population has increased by 6.6% over the previous 10-year period.