Hovin Municipality

Hovin (Norwegian pronunciation:; locally) is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The 308-square-kilometre (119 sq mi) municipality existed from 1886 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now divided between of Tinn Municipality and Notodden Municipality in the traditional district of Øvre Telemark. The administrative centre was the village of Hovin. The other main village in the municipality was Rudsgrendi on the opposite side of the lake Tinnsjå.

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 308-square-kilometre (119 sq mi) municipality was the 279th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Hovin Municipality was the 681st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 482. The municipality's population density was 1.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.1/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 24.7% over the previous 10-year period.