Oppdal Municipality

Oppdal Municipality Oppdal kommune
Municipality
Oppdal as seen from the Almann Mountain in August 2008
Flag Coat of arms
Trøndelag within Norway
Oppdal within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 62°34′25″N 09°36′32″E
Country	Norway
County	Trøndelag
District	Dovre Region
Established	1 Jan 1838
• Created as	Formannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centre	Oppdal
Government
• Mayor (2023)	Elisabeth Hals (V)
Area
• Total	2,274.11 km2 (878.04 sq mi)
• Land	2,201.39 km2 (849.96 sq mi)
• Water	72.72 km2 (28.08 sq mi)  3.2%
• Rank	#24 in Norway
Highest elevation	1,983.27 m (6,506.8 ft)
Population  (2024)
• Total	7,389
• Rank	#139 in Norway
• Density	3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	+8.4%
Demonym	Oppdaling
Official language
• Norwegian form	Neutral
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-5021
Website	Official website
Data from Statistics Norway

Oppdal (pronunciation^ⓘ) is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Dovre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Oppdal. Other villages in the municipality include Lønset, Vognillan, Fagerhaugen, and Holan. The Oppdal Airport, Fagerhaug is located in the northeastern part of the municipality.

The 2,274-square-kilometre (878 sq mi) municipality is the 24th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Oppdal Municipality is the 139th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,389. The municipality's population density is 3.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.3/sq mi) and its population has increased by 8.4% over the previous 10-year period.