Malvik
Malvik is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Trondheim Region. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Hommelvik. Other villages in Malvik include Muruvika, Smiskaret, Sneisen, Vikhammer, and Hundhammeren.
Malvik Municipality
Malvik kommune | |
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View of Muruvik in Malvik | |
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Trøndelag within Norway | |
Malvik within Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°22′22″N 10°45′03″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Trondheim Region |
| Established | 1891 |
| • Preceded by | Strinda Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Hommelvik |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Eugen Gravningen Sørmo (H) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 168.44 km2 (65.04 sq mi) |
| • Land | 161.87 km2 (62.50 sq mi) |
| • Water | 6.56 km2 (2.53 sq mi) 3.9% |
| • Rank | #313 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 14,662 |
| • Rank | #85 in Norway |
| • Density | 90.6/km2 (235/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +12.1% |
| Demonym | Malvikbygg |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5031 |
| Website | Official website |
While "Malvik" refers to the municipality as a whole, it also refers to the urban area of Malvik. The villages of Hundhammeren, Vikhammer, Saksvik (all in Malvik), and Væretrøa (in Trondheim) together form an urban area that is also called Malvik. The 2.63-square-kilometre (650-acre) urban area has a population (2017) of 6,949 which gives the area a population density of 2,642 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,840/sq mi). This area is the most populous urban area in the municipality.
The 168-square-kilometre (65 sq mi) municipality is the 313th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Malvik is the 85th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 14,662 The municipality's population density is 90.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (235/sq mi) and its population has increased by 12.1% over the previous 10-year period.