Orkanger

This article is about the town in Norway. For the former municipality in Norway, see Orkanger Municipality.

Orkanger
Town/City
View of the industrial area with the city in the background
Interactive map of Orkanger
Orkanger Location within Trøndelag Orkanger Location within Norway
Coordinates: 63.3067°N 09.8502°E / 63.3067; 09.8502
Country	Norway
Region	Central Norway
County	Trøndelag
District	Orkdalen
Municipality	Orkland Municipality
Established as
Town (By)	1 Jan 2014
Area
• Total	6.85 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Population  (2024)
• Total	9,161
• Density	1,337/km2 (3,460/sq mi)
Demonym	Ørbygg
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	7300 Orkanger

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Orkanger is a town and the administrative centre of Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The town sits at the end of the Orkdal Fjord, an arm of the Trondheimsfjord. Orkanger is the commercial centre of Orkland Municipality and it is the site of the Orkanger Church. It was established as a "town" in 2014.

Combined with the neighbouring suburban village of Fannrem, the conurbation constitutes one of the largest urban areas in Trøndelag county. The 6.26-square-kilometre (1,550-acre) town has a population (2018) of 8,204 and a population density of 1,311 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,400/sq mi).