page_title: Levanger
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Levanger / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Åsen Kirke
context_page_description: Levanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the district of Innherred. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Alstadhaug, Ekne, Hokstad, Markabygd, Momarka, Frol, Mule, Nesset, Okkenhaug, Ronglan, Skogn, and Åsen.
  The town of Levanger lies at the mouth of the Levangselva river along the Trondheimsfjord. One of the main roads through the town is Kirkegata. The 5.74-square-kilometre town has a population of 10,008. The population density is 1,555 inhabitants per square kilometre. The town has held "town status" since 1997.
  Levanger is a member of the Italian initiative, Cittaslow, for slow towns that don't adopt a "fast-lane" approach that is so common in most modern towns.
  The 646-square-kilometre municipality is the 174th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Levanger is the 62nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 20,164. The municipality's population density is 33.1 inhabitants per square kilometre and its population has increased by 8.5% over the previous 10-year period.
context_section_description: The municipality is located in the Innherred region of Trøndelag county.  It lies on the eastern shore of the Trondheimsfjord and it includes the island of Ytterøya.  There are many lakes in the municipality, including Byavatnet, Feren, Hammervatnet, Hoklingen, Movatnet, and Sønningen.  The Levangselva river runs through the municipality.  The Rinnleiret beach area lies on the Levanger–Verdal border.
caption: Åsen Church
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