Snåsa

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Snåsa kommune
Image:Snåsa kart.png
County Nord-Trøndelag
District
Municipality NO-1736
Administrative centre Snåsa
Mayor (2003) Vigdis Hjulstad Belbo (Sp)
Official language form Neutral
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage
Ranked 20
2,343 km²
2,151 km²
0.72 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density
Ranked 318
2,296
0.05 %
-7.0 %
1/km²
Coordinates 64°13′N 12°37′E
www.snasa.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway

Coordinates: 64°13′N 12°37′E

Snåsa is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Snåsa is located about 180 km northeast of Trondheim, and borders Sweden in the southeast. Snåsa borders the municipalities of Overhalla, Grong and Lierne in the north and east, and Steinkjer, and Verdal in the west and south. Snåsa is one of the last strongholds for the seriously endangered Southern Sami language. The 6th largest lake in the country, Snåsavatnet, is partly located in the municipality.

Other lakes in the municipality include Andorsjøen.


Municipalities of Nord-Trøndelag Nord-Trøndelag coat of arms

Flatanger | Fosnes | Frosta | Grong | Høylandet | Inderøy | Leka | Leksvik | Levanger | Lierne | Meråker | Mosvik | Namdalseid | Namsos | Namsskogan | Nærøy | Overhalla | Røyrvik | Snåsa | Steinkjer | Stjørdal | Verdal | Verran | Vikna