Tynset
Tynset is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tynset. Other villages in Tynset include Fådalen, Fåset, Telneset, Tylldalen, and Yset.
Tynset Municipality
Tynset kommune | |
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| Tønset herred (historic name) | |
View of the Tylldalen area | |
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Innlandet within Norway | |
Tynset within Innlandet | |
| Coordinates: 62°16′31″N 10°49′57″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Innlandet |
| District | Østerdalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Tynset |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Merete Myhre Moen (Sp) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,880.32 km2 (726.00 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,822.46 km2 (703.66 sq mi) |
| • Water | 57.80 km2 (22.32 sq mi) 3.1% |
| • Rank | #43 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 5,628 |
| • Rank | #166 in Norway |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +1% |
| Demonym | Tynseting |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3427 |
| Website | Official website |
The 1,880-square-kilometre (730 sq mi) municipality is the 43rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Tynset is the 166th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,628. The municipality's population density is 3.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.0/sq mi) and its population has increased by 1% over the previous 10-year period.
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