Snåsa

Also known as Snåase

municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Trøndelag
District: Innherad
Established: 1 Jan 1838
Created as: Formannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centre: Snåsa
Mayor 2019: Arnt Einar Bardal ( Sp )
Total: 2,342.66 km (904.51 sq mi)
Land: 2,145.71 km (828.46 sq mi)
Water: 196.95 km (76.04 sq mi) 8.4%
Rank: # 23 in Norway
Highest elevation: 1,138.87 m (3,736.5 ft)
Density

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Snåsa (Norwegian; pronounced [ˈsnòːsɑ]) or Snåase (Southern Sami); /ˈsnɔ̯ɑse/ is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Snåsa. Other villages include Agle and Jørstad.

The 2,343-square-kilometre (905 sq mi) municipality is the 23rd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Snåsa Municipality is the 275th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,114 inhabitants. The municipality's population density is 0.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.3/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 1.9% over the previous 10-year period.