Selbu

Selbu is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mebonden. Other villages in Selbu include Flora, Fossan, Hyttbakken, Innbygda, Selbustrand, Trøa, Tømra, and Vikvarvet.

Selbu Municipality
Selbu kommune
Part of Selbustrand and Selbusjøen
Trøndelag within Norway
Selbu within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°11′54″N 11°08′25″E
CountryNorway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictNeadalen
Established1 Jan 1838
  Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreMebonden
Government
  Mayor (2015)Ole Morten Balstad (Ap)
Area
  Total1,234.86 km2 (476.78 sq mi)
  Land1,139.94 km2 (440.13 sq mi)
  Water94.90 km2 (36.64 sq mi)  7.7%
  Rank#86 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
  Total4,144
  Rank#199 in Norway
  Density3.6/km2 (9/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 +2.8%
DemonymSelbygg
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5032
WebsiteOfficial website

The 1,235-square-kilometre (477 sq mi) municipality is the 86th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Selbu is the 199th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,144. The municipality's population density is 3.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.3/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2.8% over the previous 10-year period.

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