Editing Malvik Municipality (section)

==Geography==
Malvik Municipality is located to the east of the city of [[Trondheim (city)|Trondheim]], one of Norway's largest cities. Many people in Malvik have their place of employment in Trondheim, though there is some local industry in Malvik itself.

The northern part of Malvik lies along the [[Trondheimsfjord]], and it is along this coastal section that the vast majority of the population lives, and where schools, and places of employment are located. The municipal center is [[Hommelvik]], situated about {{convert|25|km}} east of Trondheim, and it has long been the main population area in Malvik. In the last few decades the area around [[Vikhammer]] and [[Hundhammeren]] (about {{convert|10|km|disp=or}} to the west) has grown larger than Hommelvik. The area has many new housing areas, businesses, and shopping. Collectively, the new area is referred to as the Malvik urban area.<ref name="ssb" />

The southern part of the municipality consists mostly of [[farming]] and [[forest]] areas, with many attractive areas for hiking and cross-country skiing. The [[Homla]] river runs north to the [[Trondheimsfjord]]. The lake [[Jonsvatnet]] lies on the western border of the municipality. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|624.34|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Baklipynten, located on the border with [[Selbu Municipality]].<ref name="elev" />

In the southeastern part of Malvik there is the Jøsås [[exclave]]s. Three farmsteads, ''Øvre Jøsås'', ''Store Jøsås'', and ''Lille Jøsås'' belonging to Malvik Municipality are exclaved inside [[Stjørdal Municipality]] in two different exclaves. ''Øvre Jøsås'' and ''Store Jøsås'' are located in one exclave (the western one) while ''Lille Jøsås'' is making another exclave (the eastern one). The exclaves only have road access to Malvik Municipality even though they are inside Stjørdal Municipality's borders. The distance between the two exclaves is very small, only about {{convert|8|m}} at the nearest.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jan S. Krogh |title=Domestic enclaves/exclaves of Norway |url=http://geosite.jankrogh.com/borders/no_exclaves.htm |access-date=2011-03-11}}</ref>