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Akershus, Norway

Akershus is one of 19 primary administrative regions in Norway with a population of approximately 523,272 people.

Facts and figures on Akershus at a glance

Region name: Akershus (Akershus fylke)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 523,272 people
Country: Norway
Continent: Europe

Facts and figures about Akershus
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Akershus Akershus fylke523,272 people--

Compare with other regions in Norway.

Map of Akershus

Map of Akershus

Information on Akershus

Information on Akershus
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Akershus Akershus fylke-22NorwayEurope

Time in Akershus

Time in Akershus
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Fri, 31 Mar 2023 - 6:50pmIn effect (+1 hour)Fri, 31 Mar 2023 - 5:50pmGMT UTC +2.0Europe/Oslo

Geographic coordinates of Akershus

Latitude & Longitude of Akershus
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map60°00'00.0"N (60.0000000°)11°10'00.0"E (11.1666700°)

Subregions in Akershus

There are 22 administrative subregions in Akershus.
Subregions in Akershus
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
As Ås1.15,863As Ås7,961
Asker Asker2.53,756Asker Asker-
Aurskog-Holand Aurskog-Høland3.14,158Bjorkelangen Bjørkelangen2,346
Baerum Bærum4.109,700Sandvika Sandvika-
Eidsvoll Eidsvoll5.20,321Eidsvoll Eidsvoll-
Enebakk Enebakk6.10,153Kirkebygda Kirkebygda-
Fet Fet7.10,139Fetsund Fetsund6,441
Frogn Frogn8.14,435Drobak Drøbak11,363
Gjerdrum Gjerdrum9.5,567Ask Ask1,038
Hurdal Hurdal10.2,621Hurdal Hurdal-
Lorenskog Lørenskog11.32,300Kjenn Kjenn-
Nannestad Nannestad12.10,800Teigebyen Teigebyen-
Nes Nes13.18,629Arnes Årnes3,289
Nesodden Nesodden14.17,129Nesoddtangen Nesoddtangen10,911
Nittedal Nittedal15.20,555Rotnes Rotnes4,705
Oppegard Oppegård16.24,612Kolbotn Kolbotn-
Raelingen Rælingen17.15,345Fjerdingby Fjerdingby-
Skedsmo Skedsmo18.46,668Lillestrom Lillestrøm14,000
Ski Ski19.27,699Ski Ski12,513
Sorum Sørum20.14,942Sorumsand Sørumsand3,563
Ullensaker Ullensaker21.28,138Jessheim Jessheim12,365
Vestby Vestby22.14,095Vestby Vestby5,330

External sources of information on Akershus

Akershus on Wikipedia