Sør-Odal
Sør-Odal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Odalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skarnes. Other villages in Sør-Odal include Disenå and Sander.
Sør-Odal Municipality
Sør-Odal kommune | |
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| Søndre Odalen herred (historic name) | |
View of bridge over the Glomma River in Skarnes | |
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Innlandet within Norway | |
Sør-Odal within Innlandet | |
| Coordinates: 60°14′12″N 11°44′44″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Innlandet |
| District | Odalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Skarnes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2016) | Knut Hvithammer (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 516.74 km2 (199.51 sq mi) |
| • Land | 479.04 km2 (184.96 sq mi) |
| • Water | 37.70 km2 (14.56 sq mi) 7.3% |
| • Rank | #207 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 8,069 |
| • Rank | #132 in Norway |
| • Density | 16.8/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +3.4% |
| Demonym | Sør-ødøling |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3415 |
| Website | Official website |
The 517-square-kilometre (200 sq mi) municipality is the 207th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sør-Odal is the 132nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,069. The municipality's population density is 16.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (44/sq mi) and its population has increased by 3.4% over the previous 10-year period.
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