page_title: Frøya, Trøndelag
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Frøya, Trøndelag / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Halten in Frøya
context_page_description: Frøya is the westernmost municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region and consists of the island of Frøya, which lies north of the island of Hitra, as well several thousand other small islands surrounding the island of Frøya. The village of Sistranda is the administrative center of Frøya. Other villages include Hammarvika, Titran, Sula, and Mausund. The main island of Frøya is connected to the neighboring island of Hitra by the Frøya Tunnel which goes under the Frøyfjorden.
  The 241-square-kilometre municipality is the 291st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Frøya is the 179th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,151. The municipality's population density is 22.4 inhabitants per square kilometre, and its population has increased by 19.4% over the previous 10-year period.
context_section_description: The municipality of Frøya has many small fishing communities on the large island of Frøya and many small islands in the ocean such as Mausundvær, Bogøyvær, and Sula, with Mausund being the largest of these with a population of approximately 270.  Other small islands such as Froan and Halten, Trøndelag lay to the northeast of the island of Frøya.  Many of these islands are home to lighthouses such as Halten Lighthouse, Finnvær Lighthouse, Vingleia Lighthouse, Sula Lighthouse, and Sletringen Lighthouse.
  The main island of Frøya is fairly open and has no natural forests–mostly covered with marshes and heather.  The largest villages on the island are Sistranda in the east and Titran in the west.  Frøya is a member of the International Island Games Association. The highest point above sea level is the 76-metre (249 ft) tall Besselvassheia, and the second highest point is the 74-metre (243 ft) tall Bremnestua.
caption: Halten, view from Halten lighthouse
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