Leira, Oppland

Nord-Aurdal kommune
Municipality

Leira from Bergflagget

Coat of arms

Oppland within
Norway

Nord-Aurdal within Oppland
Coordinates: 60°57′35″N 9°15′51″E / 60.95972°N 9.26417°E / 60.95972; 9.26417Coordinates: 60°57′35″N 9°15′51″E / 60.95972°N 9.26417°E / 60.95972; 9.26417
Country Norway
County Oppland
District Valdres
Administrative centre Fagernes
Government
  Mayor (2003) Svein Erik F. Hilmen (Sp)
Area
  Total 907 km2 (350 sq mi)
  Land 850 km2 (330 sq mi)
Area rank 122 in Norway
Population (2004)
  Total 6,539
  Rank 151 in Norway
  Density 8/km2 (20/sq mi)
  Change (10 years) -0.9 %
Demonym(s) Nordaurdøl[1]
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code NO-0542
Official language form Neutral
Website www.nord-aurdal.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway
For other places with the same name, see Leira (disambiguation).

Leira i Valdres is a village in Nord-Aurdal municipality, Norway. Its population is 861, in 2014.[2]

The name

The place is named after the river Leira. The name of the river is derived from leire 'clay'. Leira is a common name of rivers many places in Norway.

References

  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  2. no:Leira
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