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Innlandet

Coordinates: 61°30′00″N 10°40′00″E / 61.5°N 10.666667°E / 61.5; 10.666667
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Innlandet kommune
Atnsjøen and Rondane
Coat of arms of Innlandet kommune
Official logo of Innlandet kommune
Innlandet within Norway
Innlandet within Norway
Coordinates: 61°30′00″N 10°40′00″E / 61.5°N 10.666667°E / 61.5; 10.666667
CountryNorway
CountyInnlandet
Established1 Jan 2020
Administrative centreHamar
Area
 • Total52,072 km2 (20,105 sq mi)
 • Land49,391 km2 (19,070 sq mi)
 • Water2,681 km2 (1,035 sq mi)  5.1%
 • Rank2 in Norway
Population
 (2021)
 • Total370,603
 • Rank7 in Norway
 • Density7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
2.2%
DemonymInnlending[1]
Time zoneUTC 01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-34
Official language formNeutral[2]
Preceded byOppland and Hedmark

Innlandet is a county in Norway. It was created on 1 January 2020, by merging the old counties of Oppland and Hedmark. It is in Eastern Norway. Hamar is the biggest city in the county with a population of 28,434.[3]

Farming and forestry are the biggest industries. It helps with 20% of Norway's farming[4] and about 40% of wood.[5]

Etymology: The name means the inland.

Municipalities

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Innlandet County has 46 municipalities:[6]


Geography

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Mountains

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References

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  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. "Population and land area in urban settlements". Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  4. Bondelaget. "Landbruket i Innlandet skaper verdier" (PDF). Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  5. Hobbelstad, Kåre. "Ressurssituasjonen i Hedmark of Oppland" (PDF). Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  6. List of Norwegian municipality numbers (Norwegian)