Flatanger

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Flatanger kommune
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms of Flatanger kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Flatanger kommune
Nord-Trøndelag within
Norway
Flatanger within Nord-Trøndelag
Flatanger within Nord-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°25′11″N 10°54′28″E / 64.41972, 10.90778
Country Norway
County Nord-Trøndelag
District Namdalen
Municipality ID NO-1749
Administrative centre Flatanger
Government
 - Mayor (2003) Reidar Lindseth (V)
Area (Nr. 219 in Norway)
 - Total 460 km² (177.6 sq mi)
 - Land 435 km² (168 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 - Total 1,221
 - Density 3/km² (7.8/sq mi)
 - Change (10 years) -9.9 %
 - Rank in Norway 390
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Official language form Neutral
Demonym Flatangring[1]
Data from Statistics Norway
Website: www.flatanger.kommune.no

Flatanger is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway.

Flatanger was separated from Fosnes January 1, 1871.

The municipality consists of almost 1,400 islands of various sizes.

[edit] Name

The municipality is named after a fjord (the last element is angr m 'fjord'). The first element is probably flat 'flat' - but in what meaning is unknown.

[edit] Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from 1990. It shows three chevrons, which represent the front of a boat.