Trondheim Region

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The Trondheim Region is a statistical metropolitan region in the counties of Sør-Trøndelag (population: 231,220) and Nord-Trøndelag (24,100) in Norway. It is centered around the city of Trondheim.

Municipality Population Area¹ Density² County
Trondheim 165,191 342,2 472,6 Sør-Trøndelag
Melhus 14 457 696,1 20,5
Malvik 12 388 168,6 73,1
Rissa 6 366 621,5 10,2
Skaun 6,326 224,2 27,7
Midtre Gauldal 5,910 1 859,8 3,2
Orkdal 11,018 594,2 18,2
Klæbu 5,558 186,4 39,4
Selbu 4,006 1 234,8 3,2
Stjørdal 20,616 937,9 21,6 Nord-Trøndelag
Leksvik 3,484 430,2 8.1
Total 255,320 7,295 35 As of 2007

1/ km²
2/ Population per km², population data from ssb;
3/ Orkdal has been added to region due to new road completed

The new road to Orkdal was recently completed, shortening the driving time between Trondheim and Orkanger with some 15 minutes, adding Orkdal to the region.

Although more rare, there are also some commuting from Rennebu, Levanger and Frosta.

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