Nome Municipality

municipality in Telemark county, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Telemark
District: Midt-Telemark
Established: 1 Jan 1964
Preceded by: Holla and Lunde
Administrative centre: Ulefoss
Mayor 2023: Linda Therese Thorstensen ( Ap )
Total: 429.68 km (165.90 sq mi)
Land: 385.42 km (148.81 sq mi)
Water: 44.25 km (17.09 sq mi) 10.3%
Rank: # 230 in Norway
Density: 17/km (44/sq mi)
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Nome is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Midt-Telemark and historically part of the Grenland region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ulefoss. Other villages include Bjervamoen, Ulefoss, Helgja, Flåbygd, and Svenseid.

The 430-square-kilometre (170 sq mi) municipality is the 230th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Nome is the 150th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,559. The municipality's population density is 17 inhabitants per square kilometre (44/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 1% over the previous 10-year period.