Asker
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This article is about geographical Asker and the former municipality in Akershus. For the four times larger administrative municipality established in 2020, see Asker (municipality).
Asker (Norwegian: Asker), also called Asker proper (Askerbygda or gamle Asker in Norwegian), is a district and former municipality in Akershus, Norway. From 2020 it is part of the larger administrative municipality Asker (also known as Greater Asker[5]) together with the traditional Buskerud districts Røyken and Hurum; Asker proper constitutes the northern fourth and is part of the Greater Oslo Region. The administrative centre was the town of Asker, which remains so for the new larger municipality. Asker was established as a parish in the Middle Ages and as a municipality on 1 January 1838.
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Asker Municipality
Asker kommune | |
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Coordinates: 59°50′7″N 10°26′6″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Akershus |
Administrative centre | Asker |
Government | |
• Mayor (2007) | Lene Conradi (H) |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 101 km2 (39 sq mi) |
• Land | 97 km2 (37 sq mi) |
• Rank | #385 in Norway |
Population (30 September 2019) | |
• Total | 61,906 |
• Rank | #11 in Norway |
• Density | 585/km2 (1,520/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | +15.7% |
Demonym | Askerbøring[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-0220[3] |
Website | Official website |
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More information Year, Pop. ...
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1951 | 13,625 | — |
1961 | 17,755 | +30.3% |
1971 | 31,702 | +78.6% |
1981 | 35,977 | +13.5% |
1991 | 41,903 | +16.5% |
2001 | 49,661 | +18.5% |
2011 | 55,284 | +11.3% |
2014 | 59,037 | +6.8% |
2021? | 63,381 | +7.4% |
2031? | 69,296 | +9.3% |
Source: Statistics Norway.[4] |
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