Bjugn
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County | Sør-Trøndelag | |
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Municipality | NO-1627 | |
Administrative centre | Botngård | |
Mayor (2003) | Arnfinn Astad (Ap) | |
Official language form | Bokmål | |
Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 243 384 km² 356 km² 0.12 % |
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Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 199 4,717 0.10 % -6.3 % 13/km² |
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www.bjugn.kommune.no |
Bjugn is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.
It was created by a split from Ørland municipality in 1853. On 1 January 1964 its size was significantly enlarged as the municipalities Jøssund, Stjørna and Nes were incorporated into it, and the population of Bjugn increased from 1,240 to 4,940.
Botngård and Lysøysund are located in Bjugn. Botngård is the administrative centre of Bjugn municipality, Norway. Its population (2005) is 1,144.
[edit] The name
The Norse form of the name was (also) Bjugn. The name is derived from bjúgr 'bent' (probably referring to the bent form of the fjord).
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1989). It shows a rudder.
Municipalities of Sør-Trøndelag | |
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Agdenes | Bjugn | Frøya | Hemne | Hitra | Holtålen | Klæbu | Malvik | Meldal | Melhus | Midtre Gauldal | Oppdal | Orkdal | Osen | Rennebu | Rissa | Roan | Røros | Selbu | Skaun | Snillfjord | Trondheim | Tydal | Ørland | Åfjord |