Place:Vikna, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway

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NameVikna
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates64.9°N 10.967°E
Located inNord-Trøndelag, Norway
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Rørvik
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Vikna is a large island archipelago and a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1869 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Nærøysund Municipality. It was part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality was the town of Rørvik. Other villages in Vikna included Austafjord, Garstad, and Valøya.


At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the municipality was the 269th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Vikna was the 221st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,492. The municipality's population density was and its population had increased by 11.4% over the last decade.

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