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Lillestrøm
Municipality in Akershus, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Lillestrom" redirects here. For the hamlet in Canada, see Lillestrom, Saskatchewan.
Lillestrøm is a municipality in Akershus county. It is located in the traditional district of Romerike. With a population of 85,757 inhabitants, it is the fourth most populated municipality in Viken. It was founded on 1 January 2020 as a merger between former municipalities Fet, Skedsmo and Sørum. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillestrøm. The town of Lillestrøm is a part of the Oslo metropolitan area.[5]
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Lillestrøm Municipality
Lillestrøm kommune | |
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![]() Square in central Lillestrøm | |
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![]() Akershus within Norway | |
![]() Lillestrøm within Akershus | |
Coordinates: 59°57′N 11°05′E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Akershus |
District | Romerike |
Established | 1 January 2020 |
Administrative centre | Lillestrøm |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020) | Jørgen Vik (Ap) |
Area | |
• Total | 456.61 km2 (176.30 sq mi) |
• Land | 422.71 km2 (163.21 sq mi) |
• Water | 33.9 km2 (13.1 sq mi) |
Population (2021[1]) | |
• Total | 89,684 |
• Density | 207.6/km2 (538/sq mi) |
Demonyms | Lillestrømling[2] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-3205[4] |
Website | Official website |
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