Otterøya is an island in the municipality of Namsos in Trøndelag county, Norway. The 143-square-kilometre (55 sq mi) island is the largest island in the northern part of Trøndelag county. Otterøya sits just to the northwest of the town of Namsos on the north side of the Namsenfjorden. It is connected to the mainland by the Lokkaren Bridge. The island was once governed by the municipalities of Otterøy and Fosnes, and became a part of the municipality of Namsos in 1964. Otterøy Church is located on the island.[1]

Otterøya

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Geography
Location	Trøndelag, Norway
Coordinates	64.4918°N 11.3561°E / 64.4918; 11.3561
Area	143 km2 (55 sq mi)
Length	25 km (15.5 mi)
Width	6 km (3.7 mi)
Highest elevation	446 m (1463 ft)
Highest point	Tømmervikfjellet
Administration
Norway
County	Trøndelag
Municipality	Namsos
Demographics
Population	809 (2001)
Pop. density	5.7/km2 (14.8/sq mi)

Notable residents

• Idar Lind (born 1954), Norwegian writer

See also

• List of islands of Norway by area
• List of islands of Norway

References

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