Steinkjer kommune Municipality Central Steinkjer in mid-April 2015 Coat of arms Nord-Trøndelag within Norway Steinkjer within Nord-Trøndelag Coordinates: 64°03′29″N 11°43′08″E﻿ / ﻿64.05806°N 11.71889°E﻿ / 64.05806; 11.71889Coordinates: 64°03′29″N 11°43′08″E﻿ / ﻿64.05806°N 11.71889°E﻿ / 64.05806; 11.71889 Country Norway County Nord-Trøndelag District Innherad Administrative centre Steinkjer Government • Mayor (2007) Bjørn Arild Gram (Sp) Area • Total 1,564.29 km2 (603.98 sq mi) • Land 1,423.30 km2 (549.54 sq mi) • Water 140.99 km2 (54.44 sq mi) Area rank 45 in Norway Population (2011) • Total 21,151 • Rank 43 in Norway • Density 14.9/km2 (39/sq mi) • Change (10 years) 2.9 % Demonym(s) Steinkjerbygg[1] Time zone CET (UTC+1) • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) ISO 3166 code NO-1702 Official language form Neutral Website www.steinkjer.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway