Tynset Municipality

municipality in Innlandet, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Innlandet
District: Østerdalen
Established: 1 Jan 1838
Created as: Formannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centre: Tynset
Mayor 2015: Merete Myhre Moen ( Sp )
Total: 1,880.26 km (725.97 sq mi)
Land: 1,822.46 km (703.66 sq mi)
Water: 57.80 km (22.32 sq mi) 3.1%
Rank: # 43 in Norway
Highest elevation: 1,653.26 m (5,424.1 ft)
Density

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Tynset is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Tynset. Some of the notable villages in Tynset include Fådalen, Fåset, Kvikne, Telneset, Tylldalen, and Yset.

The 1,880-square-kilometre (730 sq mi) municipality is the 43rd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Tynset Municipality is the 168th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,722. The municipality's population density is 3 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.8/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2.6% over the previous 10-year period.