Åfjord
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| County | Sør-Trøndelag | |
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| Municipality | NO-1630 | |
| Administrative centre | Åfjord | |
| Mayor (2003) | Oddbjørn Rømma (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 113 954 km² 894 km² 0.29 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 253 3,322 0.07 % -6.3 % 4/km² |
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| www.afjord.kommune.no |
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Åfjord is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.
Åfjord is located on the north-western side of the Fosen Peninsula, north-west of county capital Trondheim.
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[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1997). It shows two stems of a boat (to represent the special åfjordbåt built in the municipality).
[edit] Geography
The major centre of the municipality is Årnes (also called "Å in Åfjord"). All major services of the municipality are located there. Other populated areas are Monstad, a couple of minutes by car from Årnes, and Stoksund. Åfjord also has two major salmon rivers; the Nordalselva and Stordalselva, which flow into Åfjord fjord. English lords used to fish here in the late 19th century.
[edit] Economy
The people of Åfjord make their living from agriculture, forestry, fishing, transport (sea and land), aquaculture (fish and shellfish), construction, and services. The largest employer in the area is Stjern (forestry, sawmill, entrepreneur).
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| Municipalities of Sør-Trøndelag |  |
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Agdenes | Bjugn | Frøya | Hemne | Hitra | Holtålen | Klæbu | Malvik | Meldal | Melhus | Midtre Gauldal | Oppdal | Orkdal | Osen | Rennebu | Rissa | Roan | Røros | Selbu | Skaun | Snillfjord | Trondheim | Tydal | Ørland | Åfjord |
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