Sarpsborg
Municipality in Østfold, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sarpsborg (pronounced [ˈsɑ̀ʂbɔr] or [ˈsɑ̀rpsbɔrɡ]), historically Borg, is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg.
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Sarpsborg Municipality
Sarpsborg kommune | |
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Coordinates: 59°17′09″N 11°06′43″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Østfold |
Administrative centre | Sarpsborg |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023) | Magnus Arnesen (H) |
Area | |
• Total | 406 km2 (157 sq mi) |
• Land | 370 km2 (140 sq mi) |
• Rank | #238 in Norway |
Population (31 December 2022) | |
• Total | 59,038 |
• Rank | #13 in Norway |
• Density | 134/km2 (350/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | +6.6% |
Demonym | Sarping[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-3105[3] |
Website | Official website |
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Sarpsborg is part of the fifth largest urban area in Norway when paired with neighbouring Fredrikstad. As of 1 January 2018, according to Statistics Norway these two municipalities have a total population of 136,127 with 55,840 in Sarpsborg and 81,278 in Fredrikstad.[4]
Statistics for 2021, say that the city has a population where 19% of the children belong to families that have "low-income in the long-term"; that is the highest level for a city (in Norway); the national level is 11.3%.[5]