Skaun

municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Skaun is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway.

Skaun kommune
View of the local Skaun Church
View of the local Skaun Church
Coat of arms of Skaun kommune
Official logo of Skaun kommune
Skaun within Trøndelag
Skaun within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°16′53″N 10°03′19″E / 63.28139°N 10.05528°E / 63.28139; 10.05528
CountryNorway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictOrkdalen
Established1 Jan 1890
Administrative centreBørsa
Government
 • Mayor (2019)Gunn Iversen Stokke (Sp)
Area
 • Total224.21 km2 (86.57 sq mi)
 • Land213.18 km2 (82.31 sq mi)
 • Water11.03 km2 (4.26 sq mi)  4.9%
 • Rank297 in Norway
Population
 (2020)
 • Total8,325
 • Rank127 in Norway
 • Density39.1/km2 (101/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
25.6%
DemonymSkauning[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5029
Official language formNeutral[2]
Websiteskaun.kommune.no

The 224-square-kilometre (86 sq mi) city is the 297th largest by area and the 127th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,325.[3][4]

References

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  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2020). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  4. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2020). "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).