Roan, Norway
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Roan is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1892 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Åfjord Municipality. It was part of the Fosen region along the coast. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Roan. Other villages included Bessaker, Brandsfjord, and Hofstad.
Roan Municipality
Roan kommune | |
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Coordinates: 64°09′01″N 10°18′09″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Trøndelag |
District | Fosen |
Established | 1 June 1892 |
• Preceded by | Bjørnør Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
• Succeeded by | Åfjord Municipality |
Administrative centre | Roan |
Government | |
• Mayor (2015-2019) | Einar Eian (H) |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 374.64 km2 (144.65 sq mi) |
• Land | 355.17 km2 (137.13 sq mi) |
• Water | 19.47 km2 (7.52 sq mi) 5.2% |
• Rank | #248 in Norway |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 953 |
• Rank | #399 in Norway |
• Density | 2.7/km2 (7/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | −5.4% |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Neutral |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-5019[2] |
Website | Official website |
A large wind park is located on the mountain plateau just southeast of Bessaker.
At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the 375-square-kilometre (145 sq mi) municipality was the 248th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Roan was the 399th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 953. The municipality's population density was 2.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.0/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 5.4% over the last decade.[3][4]