Orkland Municipality (1920-1963)
Orkland Municipality
Orkland herred | |
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Sør-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Orkland within Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°11′17″N 09°45′58″E / 63.18806°N 9.76611°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Orkdalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1920 |
| • Preceded by | Orkdal Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1963 |
| • Succeeded by | Orkdal Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Vormstad |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1960–1962) | John Vormdal (V) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 168.95 km2 (65.23 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #415 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 766 m (2,513 ft) |
| Population (1962) | |
• Total | 1,719 |
| • Rank | #498 in Norway |
| • Density | 10.2/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −8.1% |
| Demonym | Orklending |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1637 |
Orkland is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed only for a short time, from 1920 until 1963. The 169-square-kilometre (65 sq mi) municipality encompassed the central part of what is now Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county. The main church of the municipality was Moe Church, just south of the village of Vormstad, the administrative centre of the municipality. Most of the population lived in the Orkdalen valley along the river Orklaelva and near the lake Hostovatnet. The main village areas were Vormstad, Svorkmo, and Hoston.
Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 169-square-kilometre (65 sq mi) municipality was the 415th largest by area out of the 705 municipalities in Norway. Orkland Municipality was the 498th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,719. The municipality's population density was 10.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (26/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 8.1% over the previous 10-year period.