Åfjord

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	Åfjord
Basic data
Commune number :	5058
Province  (county) :	Trøndelag
Coordinates :	63 ° 58 '  N , 10 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 63 ° 58 '  N , 10 ° 23'  E
Surface:	1,329.42 km²
Residents:	4,288  (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density :	3 inhabitants per km²
Language form :	neutral
Website:	www.afjord.kommune.no
politics
Mayor :	Vibeke Stjern  ( Ap ) (2007)
Location in the province of Trøndelag

Åfjord is a municipality in the Norwegian Fylke (Province) Trøndelag (until 2017 Sør-Trøndelag ). It is located around 80 km north-west of Trondheim on the north-west side of the Fosen peninsula . The main town and administrative seat is Årnes , other settlements are Monstad and Stoksund on Stokksund . In Årnes, two of Norway's richest salmon rivers flow into the Åfjord, the Nordalselva and the Stordalselva. As part of the local government reform in Norway , Åfjord and Roan were merged on January 1, 2020.

The economy of the municipality is characterized by fishing , agriculture and forestry .

Web links

Commons : Åfjord  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning
2. ↑ Navn på nye kommuner. February 19, 2019, accessed January 22, 2020 (Norwegian).