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Steinkjer is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer which is located in the inner part of the Trondheimsfjord. The town is also the administrative centre for Trøndelag county. Other populated areas in Steinkjer include the villages of Ogndal, Hyllbrua, Gaulstad, Beitstad, Bartnes, Vellamelen, Stod, Binde, Sunnan, Byafossen, Følling, Kvam, Lerkehaug, Mære, Sparbu, Vassaunet, Vekre, Malm, Follafoss, Sela, and Verrastranda.
The 2,122-square-kilometre (819 sq mi) municipality is the 31st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Steinkjer is the 49th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 24,357. The municipality's population density is 12.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (33/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2.4% over the previous 10-year period.