Trondheim Region

The Trondheim Region is a statistical metropolitan region in the counties of Sør-Trøndelag (population: 235,758) and Nord-Trøndelag (24,606) in Norway. It is centered around the city of Trondheim.

Municipality Population Area¹ Density² County
Trondheim 168,988 342,2 472,6 Sør-Trøndelag
Melhus 14,680 696,1 20,5
Malvik 12,446 168,6 73,1
Rissa 6,418 621,5 10,2
Skaun 6,459 224,2 27,7
Midtre Gauldal 5,942 1 859,8 3,2
Orkdal 11,173 594,2 18,2
Klæbu 5,660 186,4 39,4
Selbu 3,992 1 234,8 3,2
Stjørdal 21,034 937,9 21,6 Nord-Trøndelag
Leksvik 3,572 430,2 8.1
Total 260,364 7,295 35 As of April 2009

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.

See also