Rindal Municipality

municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Trøndelag
District: Orkdalen
Preceded by: Surnadal Municipality
Administrative centre: Rindal
Mayor 2023: Mildrid Kattem Aune ( Sp )
Total: 631.94 km (243.99 sq mi)
Land: 611.94 km (236.27 sq mi)
Water: 20 km (7.7 sq mi) 3.2%
Rank: # 184 in Norway
Highest elevation: 1,614.69 m (5,297.5 ft)
Density: 3.1/km (8.0/sq mi)
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Rindal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Orkdalen region. The administrative centre is the village of Rindal. Other villages in the municipality include Tiset and Romundstad. The municipality centres on agriculture and forestry services.

The 632-square-kilometre (244 sq mi) municipality is the 184th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Rindal Municipality is the 285th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,958. The municipality's population density is 3.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.0/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 4.3% over the previous 10-year period.