Editing Bindal Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Nordland, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Bindal
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Bindalen herred
|image_skyline          = Some landmarks in Bindal.jpg
|image_caption          = Photo showing some of the landmarks in Bindal, including the second highest mountain Heilhornet (center-right part of the image)
|idnumber               = 1811
|county                 = Nordland
|district               = Helgeland
|capital                = [[Terråk]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Bindaling
|language               = Bokmål
|coatofarms             = Bindal komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.bindal.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Frode Næsvold
|mayor_party            = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2024
|elevation_max_m        = 1088.13
|highest_point_ref      = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/fakta-om-norge/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>
|area_rank              = 81
|area_total_km2         = 1266.07
|area_land_km2          = 1192.23
|area_water_km2         = 73.84
|area_water_percent     = 5.8
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 306
|population_total       = 1399
|population_density_km2 = 1.1
|population_increase    = -6.9
|coordinates            = {{coord|65|05|48|N|12|35|19|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Bindal''' is a municipality in the [[Helgeland]] [[Districts of Norway|region]] in the extreme southwest part of [[Nordland]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. The [[administrative centre]] is the village of [[Terråk]]. Other villages include [[Bindalseidet]], [[Holm, Norway|Holm]], [[Vassås]], Horsfjord and [[Åbygda]].

The {{convert|1266|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 81st largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Bindal is the 306th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,399. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|1.2|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 10% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==History==
[[file:Voyages de la Commission scientifique du Nord, en Scandinavie, en Laponie, au Spitzberg et aux Feröe - no-nb digibok 2009040611002-109.jpg|thumb|left|Hildringen in Bindal (1852).]]
The ancient district of Bindalen belonged to [[Namdalen]]. However, in 1658, when the county (''län'') of [[Trøndelag|Trondheim]] was ceded to [[Sweden]] in the [[Treaty of Roskilde]], the status of the border district was ambiguous, with residents paying some taxes to [[Helgeland]], in [[Nordland]], and some to Namdalen. The decision was then made to redraw the county boundary to run down the [[Bindalsfjorden]] and assigning the northern part, [[Nord-Bindalen]], to [[Nordland]] county (which remained in the Kingdom of [[Denmark-Norway]]) and the larger part remained in [[Trøndelag|Trondheim county]] and became [[Sør-Bindalen]] (and part of the [[Kingdom of Sweden]]).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nielsen |first=Yngvar |title=Festskrift Udgivet i Anledning af Trondhjems 900 Aars Jubilaeum 1897 |publisher=[[Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters]] |year=1897 |page=99 |chapter=Kampen om Trondhjem 1657-1660 |quote=Der kunde her tvistes om Bindalen, enten den skulde høre til Helgeland eller til Namdalen. Distriktet stod i et noget uklart Forhold; nogle Afgifter betalte dets Indbyggere til Fogden i Helgeland, andre til Fogden i Namdalen, saaledes at der med Grund kunde reises Tvivl om, hvor det rettelig hørte hen. Man enedes, efter nogen Forhandling om at dele Distriktet. Nogle af dets Gaarde henlagdes til Helgeland og forbleve Norske, medens den største Del, som hørende til Namdalen, skulde lyde under den svenske Krone. |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cQ4SAAAAYAAJ&dq=Bindalen+1658&pg=RA4-PA99 |authorlink=Yngvar Nielsen}}</ref> The two remained separate after Trøndelag county was reunited with Norway in 1660.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Norges Land og Folk: Topografisk-Statistisk Beskrevet |publisher=Aschehoug |year=1909 |editor-last=Helland |editor-first=Amund |volume=18 Nordlands Amt |location=Kristiania |page=45 |chapter=Part 3: ''Byerne og Søndre og Nordre Helgeland Fogden'' |quote=Mellem Nordre Trondhjems amt og Nordland var tidligere Bindalsfjorden grænsen. Det som laa paa søndre side af fjorden, kaldtes Sør-Bindalen og hørte til Namdalen, medens nordsiden kaldtes Nord-Bindalen og udgjorde en del af Nordland. |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zUZBAAAAYAAJ&dq=S%C3%B8r-bindalen&pg=PA45}}</ref>

In 1815, a single [[Church of Norway]] [[prestegjeld]] called ''Bindalen'' was created, combining Nord-Bindalen and Sør-Bindalen into one church parish, despite belonging to different counties.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zUZBAAAAYAAJ&dq=S%C3%B8r-bindalen&pg=PA45 |title=Norges Land og Folk |year=1908 |page=45 |quote=Da Bindalen i 1815 i geistlig henseende blev skilt fra Brønnø som eget sognekald, blev det nye præstegjeld regnet til Tromsø stift; i civil henseende vedblev distriktet at være delt.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S5oNAQAAIAAJ&dq=S%C3%B8r-bindalen&pg=PA179 |title=Historisk-Topografiske Skrifter om Norge og Norske Landsdele: Forfattede i Norge det 16de Aarhundrede |publisher=Brøgger |year=1895 |editor-last=Storm |editor-first=Gustav |location=Christiania |page=179 and footnotes |quote=Bindalen blev eget Præstegjeld (under Tromsø Stift) 1815...I civile Sager hørte Sør-Bindalen til Namdalen indtil 1852.}}</ref> The 1838 [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law divided the country into civil municipalities which were supposed to correspond to the parishes of the [[Church of Norway]]. The parish of Bindalen (which straddled the county border) was created as Bindal Municipality, but the southern part was part of [[Nord-Trøndelag|Nordre Trondheim]] county and the northern part of the municipality belonged to [[Nordland]] county, making for an unusual situation. In 1852, the county border was moved so that all of Bindal Municipality was located in [[Nordland]] county.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2007102500009 |title=Kommune- og fylkesinndelingen i et Norge i forandring |publisher=Statens forvaltningstjeneste, Seksjon Statens trykking |year=1992 |isbn=8258302612 |location=Oslo |language=no |accessdate=2024-11-02}}</ref>

On 1 January 1964, the area around the inner [[Bindalsfjorden]] and the village of [[Lande, Norway|Lande]] (population: 296) was transferred from Bindal Municipality to [[Brønnøy Municipality]].<ref name="Dag">{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the Bindalen valley ({{langx|non|Birnudalr}}). The first element is the [[genitive case]] of the river name {{lang|non|Birna}} (now called the river [[Åbjøra]]). The river name is derived from the word {{wikt-lang|non|birna}} which means "(female) [[bear]]". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|dalr}} which means "[[valley]]" or "dale".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Den Norske historiske forening |year=1871 |title=Bemerkninger om stedsnavnene i den søndre del af Helgeland |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AIdBAAAAIAAJ |access-date=2008-11-18 |work=[[Historisk Tidsskrift (Oslo)|Historisk tidsskrift]] |location=Kristiania |page=108 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |author-link=Oluf Rygh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K21BAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt |date=1905 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=16 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=1 |language=no}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Bindalen''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Bindal'', removing the [[Definite article|definite form]] ending ''-en''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057–1065}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 9 February 1990. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], six nails [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] in annulo"'' ({{langx|no|I blått seks gull nagler i rosett}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a circular arrangement of six [[Nail (fastener)|nails]] or [[rivet]]s. The charge has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The blue color in the field symbolizes the importance of the sea and boating and the circular arrangement of rivets was chosen to symbolize the importance of the [[boat building]] industry in Bindal. There are six rivets to represent 6 school districts, 6 originally inhabited islands, and 6 fjords areas in the municipality. The arms were designed by Arvid Sveen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Bindal |access-date=2023-01-30 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bindal, Nordland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-18-11.html |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1990-02-09 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1990-02-09-51 |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Bindal |url=http://snl.no/Bindal |access-date=2011-11-01 |language=no}}</ref>

==Churches==
The [[Church of Norway]] has two parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Bindal Municipality. It is part of the [[Sør-Helgeland prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Bindal'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Solstad||[[Solstad Church]]||[[Holm, Nordland|Holm]]||1888
|-
|Vassås||[[Vassås Church]]||[[Vassås]]||1733
|}

==Geography==
Bindal borders four municipalities in [[Trøndelag]] county: [[Høylandet Municipality]] and [[Nærøysund Municipality]] in the south, [[Namsskogan Municipality]] in the southeast, and [[Leka Municipality]] in the west. Bindal also has borders [[Sømna Municipality]], [[Brønnøy Municipality]], and [[Grane Municipality]] in [[Nordland]] county. The [[Bindalsfjorden]] runs through the central part of the municipality.

From the coast, the municipality reaches into the mountains towards the lake [[Majavatnet]] in Grane. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1088.13|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Tjeldviktinden on the border with [[Brønnøy Municipality]].<ref name="elev" /> Another notable mountain is the {{convert|1058|m|adj=on}} tall [[Heilhornet]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heilhornet |url=http://www.westcoastpeaks.com/Peaks/heilhornet.html |access-date=2008-11-19}}</ref> It also includes part of the lakes [[Eidvatnet]] and [[Fjellvatnet]], which also partially lie in [[Brønnøy Municipality]]. Other lakes include [[Åbjørvatnet]], [[Kalvvatnet]], and [[Saglivatnet]]. The river [[Åbjøra]] runs through the eastern part of Bindal. Part of the island of [[Austra, Norway|Austra]] is in Bindal.

==Government==
Bindal Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Helgeland District Court]] and the [[Hålogaland Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Bindal is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]]. 
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bindal
|start                     = 2024
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/nordland/bindal#seats |access-date=2023-12-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bindal
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/nordland/bindal#seats |access-date=2019-10-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|otherparty                = Bindal List
|otherparty_no             = Bindalslista
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bindal
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|H/V                       = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bindal
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/nordland/bindal#seats |access-date=2019-10-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|H/V                       = 8
|Sp/SV                     = 2
|otherparty                = Bindal Alternative List
|otherparty_no             = Bindal Alternative Liste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bindal
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|H/V                       = 4
|Sp/SV                     = 3
|otherparty                = Bindal alternative list
|otherparty_no             = Bindal alternative liste 
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bindal
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|H/Sp/V                    = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Bindal Alternative List
|otherparty_no             = Bindal Alternative Liste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bindal
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bindal
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|KrF/V                     = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Common list for Bindal
|otherparty_no             = Samlingsliste for Bindal 
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bindal
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 1
|KrF/V                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Common list for Bindal
|otherparty_no             = Samlingslistefor Bindal
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bindal
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 1
|KrF/V                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Common list for Bindal
|otherparty_no             = Samlingsliste for Bindal
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bindal
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bindal
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Cooperative list for Inner Bindal
|otherparty_no             = Samarbeidsliste for Indre Bindal 
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bindal
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty_no             = Villagers' Election List
|otherparty_number         = Bygdefolkets Valgliste
|Local_Lists               = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bindal
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Local_Lists               = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bindal
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Local_Lists               = 17
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bindal
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Local_Lists               = 17
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bindal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Local_Lists               = 17
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bindal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|NKP                       = 1
|Local_Lists               = 11
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bindal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Local_Lists               = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bindal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|AFS                       = 1
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bindal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 1
|Local_Lists               = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bindal
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Local_Lists               = 10
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Bindal is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position (incomplete list):<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tidligere kommunestyrer |url=https://www.bindal.kommune.no/politikk/kommunestyret/tidligere-kommunestyrer/ |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=Bindal kommune |language=no}}</ref>
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*1872-1873: J. Arntsen<ref>{{Cite news |date=1872-07-24 |title=Bodø |url=https://www.nb.no/items/dc97e79761be5a7fd7179c2b39dad953?page=0 |access-date=2024-11-03 |work=Nordlands Amtstidende |page=1 |language=no}}</ref>
*1877-1878:	Karl Julius Arnesen
*1881-1884: Otto Steen Olsen Holm<ref>{{Cite news |date=1881-07-20 |title=Bodø |url=https://www.nb.no/items/bf8729e2d99d8af1f5daf1c1a9a6a354 |access-date=2024-11-03 |work=Nordlands Amtstidende |page=2 |language=no}}</ref>
*1885-1887: Rev. Amundsen<ref>{{Cite news |date=1885-06-04 |title=Nordlands amtsformandskab |url=https://www.nb.no/items/3cc179217e390b4bdcb30aaa6d0d4286 |access-date=2024-11-03 |work=Nordlands Amtstidende |page=1 |language=no}}</ref>
*1888-1891: Kristoffer Arntsen<ref>{{Cite news |date=1888-07-10 |title=Nordland amtsformandskab |url=https://www.nb.no/items/dba56252eeb6b276cd299aefac6d81f0 |access-date=2024-11-03 |work=Bodø Tidende |page=1 |language=no}}</ref>
*1892-1894: J.L. Rognaas<ref>{{Cite news |date=1894-07-02 |title=Fra Nordlands amtsformandskab |url=https://www.nb.no/items/046282153ceb0aa5356b0c7e21271d41 |access-date=2024-11-03 |work=Helgelands Tidende |page=1 |language=no}}</ref>
*1895-1899: Martin Hansen<ref>{{Cite news |date=1895-07-04 |title=Nordlands amtsting |url=https://www.nb.no/items/bcd9159930554e835d9dfcac91e24945 |access-date=2024-11-03 |work=Nordland |page=2 |language=no}}</ref>
*1900-1902: K. Andersen<ref>{{Cite news |date=1901-10-23 |title=Jernbanemøde |url=https://www.nb.no/items/ea9a075e177ddafb29dea1bb7ae97285 |access-date=2024-11-03 |work=Vardø-Posten |page=1 |language=no}}</ref>
*1903-1910: P.P. Dybvik<ref>{{Cite news |date=1903-05-07 |title=Amtstinget |url=https://www.nb.no/items/d9345216f1659cf93328a79bc8a908dd |access-date=2024-11-03 |work=Nordland |page=1 |language=no}}</ref>
*1911-1919: Johan Lilleheil<ref>{{Cite news |date=1921-01-21 |title=Bindal herredsstyre |url=https://www.nb.no/items/a8d3c8f37e8cf6d7a607e342e95ed85a |work=Brønnøysunds Avis |page=1 |language=no}}</ref>
*1920-1922: Johan Reppen<ref>{{Cite news |date=1922-02-06 |title=Bindal herredsstyre |url=https://www.nb.no/items/34dd9906c2c3ed08606d2fafa23e46ec?page=0&searchText=%22Bindal%20herredsstyre%22 |work=Brønnøysunds Avis |page=1 |language=no}}</ref>
*1923-1925: O. Skaalvik<ref>{{Cite news |date=1923-04-09 |title=Bindal herredsstyre |url=https://www.nb.no/items/7a50cbac75f7083e2966ec242a874283 |work=Brønnøysunds Avis |page=1 |language=no}}</ref>
*1926-1928:	Hans Sylten
*1929-1931: Johan Lilleheil<ref>{{Cite news |date=1916-12-20 |title=Bindalens herredsstyre |url=https://www.nb.no/items/f5b038e10836bfc667370e7b777a251d?page=3&searchText=%22Hans%20Sylten%22 |work=Nordlandskysten |page=4 |language=no}}</ref>
*1932-1934: Tomas Breivik<ref>{{Cite news |date=1932-01-19 |title=Ordførervalg |url=https://www.nb.no/items/3b8a8543c3a21bc908d3bc478a3bedf2?page=0&searchText=lilleheil |work=Nordlands Avis |page=1 |language=no}}</ref>
*1935-1945: Fredrik Sverdrup<ref>{{Cite news |date=1934-12-07 |title=Ordførervalgene |url=https://www.nb.no/items/53a3b3836ca936d5616cd34371ea4a28?page=3&searchText=%22Bindal%20ordf%C3%B8rer%22~3 |work=Nordlandsposten |page=4 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1937-12-18 |title=Formannskapsvalg |url=https://www.nb.no/items/2d9bd0bdc1d482b5fdda2cc99fb14a92?page=1&searchText=%22Bindal%20ordf%C3%B8rer%22~3 |work=Helgelands Blad |page=2 |language=no}}</ref>
*1946-1951: Ole Røtting ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1945-05-11 |title=Nådeløs utrenskrig av quislingreirene i Nord-Norge |url=https://www.nb.no/items/adc9f22afda975e162c147084f3368b4?page=1&searchText=%22bindal%20R%C3%B8tting%22~8 |work=[[Lofotposten]] |page=2 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1948-02-18 |title=Fortsatt sterkt Arbeiderpartiflertall i Nordland fylkesting |url=https://www.nb.no/items/8bfd1fa97d6f14dff12a6d0e01904770?page=0&searchText=%22bindal%20R%C3%B8tting%22~8 |work=[[Fremover]] |page=2 |language=no}}</ref>
*1952-1955: Oddwin Skaiaa ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1952-01-02 |title=Bindal nye herredstyre |url=https://www.nb.no/items/69bdb1bf2cebcf8c8197aa0474d0725a?page=1 |work=[[Lofotposten]] |page=2 |language=no}}</ref>
*1956-1957: Ole Røtting ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1958-1959: Oddwin Skaiaa ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1958-01-10 |title=Liten forandring ved ordførervalgene i Nordland |url=https://www.nb.no/items/f6aa862db25d9e1b01f990357e2d873b?page=3 |work=[[Lofotposten]] |page=4 |language=no}}</ref>
*1960-1963: Ole Røtting ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1959-12-11 |title=Ole Røtting ordfører i Bindal |url=https://www.nb.no/items/602a6d720f2ab8c464d3c4b3df516a76?page=3 |work=[[Helgeland Arbeiderblad]] |page=5 |language=no}}</ref>
*1964-1967: Kristen I. Sylten ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1968-1971: Bertram Bull-Njaa ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*1972-1975: Håkon Hald ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1971-12-20 |title=Orfører |url=https://www.nb.no/items/8699a6e9ecd21153ced34fa2d26376dd?page=3 |work=[[Nordlandsposten]] |page=4 |language=no}}</ref>
*1976-1979: Amund Skotnes ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*1980-1983: Kristen I. Sylten ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1983-2007: Magne H. Paulsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2007-2010: Per-André Johansen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2010-2015: Petter Bjørnli ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*2015-2023: Britt Helstad ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2023–present: Frode Næsvold ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
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==Economy==
The most important industries in Bindal are [[aquaculture]], [[agriculture|farming]] and [[forestry]].

==Culture==
Boat races for Nordland boats have been held annually since 1978 in the main village of [[Terråk]] during the last weekend of June. Bindal has a traditional [[boat-building]] industry and [[Nordland (boat)|Nordland boats]] are still manufactured here.

==Education==
Bindal has two schools; one of them is classified as independent and therefore not administered by the municipality.
*''Terråk skole'' in [[Terråk]] is a 1st-10th grade school and the largest in Bindal with approximately 100 students attending it.
*''Bindalseidet friskole'' is an independent school located in [[Bindalseidet]]. It is a 1st-10th grade school.

== Notable people ==
* [[Otto Sverdrup]] (1854 in Bindal – 1930), a sailor and Arctic explorer
* [[Fredrik Paasche]] (1886 in Bindal – 1943), an educator, author and literary historian
* [[Carl Ludvig Godske]] (1906 in Bindal – 1970), a mathematician and meteorologist 
* [[Lisbeth Berg-Hansen]] (born 1963 in Bindal), a salmon farmer and politician

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/bindal Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}

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