Å, Orkland

{{Short description|Village in Orkland Municipality, Norway}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Å

|other_name = Å Sentrum

|native_name =

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline =

|image_caption = View of the village

|image_map = {{Infobox mapframe|zoom=11|marker=village}}

|pushpin_map = Trøndelag#Norway

|pushpin_label =

|pushpin_label_position = top

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Central Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Trøndelag

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Orkdalen

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Orkland Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 0.58

|population_as_of = 2003

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 299

|population_density_km2 = 515.5

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 7335 Jerpstad

|coordinates = {{coord|62.9848|09.7414|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 161

|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Å, Meldal (Trøndelag)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Tr%C3%B8ndelag/Meldal/%C3%85/|publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2018-01-30}}}}

Å{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/195768 |access-date=2025-01-25|website=Norgeskart |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}} is a village in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It lies along the Orkla River, about {{convert|2|km}} north of the border with Rennebu Municipality.{{Store norske leksikon|Å_-_Meldal|Å (Meldal)|2025-01-26|Thorsnæs|Geir|2024-11-26}}

The {{convert|0.58|km2|acre|adj=on}} village had a population (2003) of 299 and a population density of {{convert|515.5|PD/km2}}. Since 2003, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |authorlink=Statistics Norway |date=2022-04-03 |title=04859: Area and population of urban settlements (US) 2000 - 2021 |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04859/}}

Å, has the postal address 7335 Jerpstad, to distinguish it from other places named Å. Agriculture is one of the village's most important industries. A person named Jo Aa, who died in the 1990s, lived in the village of Å, and he had the shortest name in Norway.