Grong

Grong (Southern Sami: Kråangke) is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Medjå (sometimes called Grong also). Other villages in the municipality include Bergsmoen, Formofoss, Gartland, and Harran.

Grong Municipality
Grong kommune

Kråangken tjïelte (Southern Sami)
Municipality
Grong in early August 2007
Trøndelag within Norway
Grong within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°31′53″N 12°37′12″E
CountryNorway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictNamdalen
Established1 Jan 1838
  Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreMedjå
Government
  Mayor (2023)Ann Jeanett Klinkenberg (Ap)
Area
  Total1,136.17 km2 (438.68 sq mi)
  Land1,095.32 km2 (422.91 sq mi)
  Water40.84 km2 (15.77 sq mi)  3.6%
  Rank#96 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
  Total2,296
  Rank#262 in Norway
  Density2.1/km2 (5/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 −6.9%
DemonymGrongning
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5045
WebsiteOfficial website

The 1,136-square-kilometre (439 sq mi) municipality is the 96th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Grong is the 262nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,296. The municipality's population density is 2.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.4/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 6.9% over the previous 10-year period.

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