Ostfold, Norway
Facts and figures on Ostfold at a glance
Region name: Ostfold (Østfold fylke)Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 258,542 people
Country: Norway
Continent: Europe
The regional headquarters of Ostfold (Østfold fylke) is located in the regional capital Sarpsborg (Sarpsborg) with a population of 52,159 people.
The distance as the crow flies from Ostfold's regional capital Sarpsborg to Norway's capital Oslo (Oslo) is approximately 73 km (45 mi).
| Region | Population | Regional capital | Population |
| Ostfold Østfold fylke | 258,542 people | Sarpsborg Sarpsborg | 52,159 people |
Compare with other regions in Norway.
Map of Ostfold
Information on Ostfold
| Region name | Regional capital | Subregions | Country | Continent |
| Ostfold Østfold fylke | Sarpsborg Sarpsborg | 18 | Norway | Europe |
Time in Ostfold
| Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
| Fri, 31 Mar 2023 - 6:42pm | In effect (+1 hour) | Fri, 31 Mar 2023 - 5:42pm | GMT UTC +2.0 | Europe/Oslo |
Geographic coordinates of Ostfold
| Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
| Show on map | 59°16'30.7"N (59.2752000°) | 11°06'20.9"E (11.1058000°) |
Subregions in Ostfold
There are 18 administrative subregions in Ostfold.| Region | No | Population | Regional capital | Capital population |
| Aremark Aremark | 1. | 1,420 | Fossby Fossby | 318 |
| Askim Askim | 2. | 14,703 | Askim Askim | 12,482 |
| Eidsberg Eidsberg | 3. | 10,701 | Mysen Mysen | 5,516 |
| Fredrikstad Fredrikstad | 4. | 72,760 | Fredrikstad Fredrikstad | 72,760 |
| Halden Halden | 5. | 28,389 | Halden Halden | 21,970 |
| Hobol Hobøl | 6. | 4,661 | Elvestad Elvestad | - |
| Hvaler Hvaler | 7. | 3,998 | Skjaerhalden Skjærhalden | 642 |
| Marker Marker | 8. | 3,455 | Orje Ørje | 1,722 |
| Moss Moss | 9. | 29,588 | Moss Moss | 34,492 |
| Rade Råde | 10. | 6,790 | Karlshus Karlshus | 1,801 |
| Rakkestad Rakkestad | 11. | 7,496 | Rakkestad Rakkestad | 3,779 |
| Romskog Rømskog | 12. | 671 | Romskog Rømskog | - |
| Rygge Rygge | 13. | 14,105 | Rygge Rygge | 2,567 |
| Sarpsborg Sarpsborg | 14. | 51,723 | Sarpsborg Sarpsborg | 52,159 |
| Skiptvet Skiptvet | 15. | 3,492 | Meieribyen Meieribyen | - |
| Spydeberg Spydeberg | 16. | 5,148 | Spydeberg Spydeberg | 3,166 |
| Trogstad Trøgstad | 17. | 5,047 | Skjonhaug Skjønhaug | - |
| Valer Våler | 18. | 4,437 | Kirkebygda Kirkebygda | - |