Hamar Municipality

Hamar Municipality
Hamar kommune
View of the town of Hamar
View of the town of Hamar
Flag of Hamar Municipality
Coat of arms of Hamar Municipality
Innlandet within Norway
Innlandet within Norway
Hamar within Innlandet
Hamar within Innlandet
Coordinates: 60°47′57″N 11°3′22″E / 60.79917°N 11.05611°E / 60.79917; 11.05611
CountryNorway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictHedmarken
Established12 March 1849
 • Preceded byVang Municipality
Administrative centreHamar
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Vigdis Stensby (LL)
Area
 • Total350.93 km2 (135.49 sq mi)
 • Land337.63 km2 (130.36 sq mi)
 • Water13.30 km2 (5.14 sq mi)  3.8%
 • Rank#250 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total32,382
 • Rank#32 in Norway
 • Density95.9/km2 (248/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +10.3%
DemonymsHamarensar
Hamarenser
Hamarsing[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3403[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Hamar Municipality (Norwegian: Hamar kommune; [ˈhɑ̂ːmɑr] ) is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hedemarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hamar. Other settlements in Hamar include Hjellum, Slemsrud, Ridabu, Ingeberg, and Ilseng.[4]

The 351-square-kilometre (136 sq mi) municipality is the 250th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Hamar is the 32nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 32,382. The municipality's population density is 95.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (248/sq mi) and its population has increased by 10.3% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]

Among the municipality's responsibilities, it the operation of nine primary and three lower secondary school, with a combined 3,115 pupils.[7] The municipality also owns the power company Hamar Energi, and the sports venues Briskeby Arena, Vikingskipet and Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre.[8]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Svendsen, Trond Olav, ed. (18 March 2022). "Hamar". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).
  7. ^ "Opplæring og oppvekst" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  8. ^ "Eierskap i selskaper og foretak" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 April 2011.

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