Akershus
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 Akershus within Norway |
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| Country | Norway | |
| County | Akershus | |
| Region | Østlandet | |
| County ID | NO-02 | |
| Administrative centre | Oslo | |
| Government | ||
| • County mayor |
Nils Aage Jegstad Høyre (2007–present) |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 4,918 km2 (1,899 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 4,579 km2 (1,768 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | #16 in Norway, 1.50% of Norway's land area | |
| Population (2014) | ||
| • Total | 573,326 | |
| • Rank | 2 (10.67% of country) | |
| • Density | 107/km2 (280/sq mi) | |
| • Change (10 years) | 13.7 % | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Income (per capita) | 182,400 NOK | |
| GDP (per capita) | 228,868 NOK (2001) | |
| GDP national rank | 3 (7.12% of country) | |
| Website | www.akershus.no | |
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Akershus [ˈɑːkəʂˈhʉːs] (
listen) is a county in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo, and Østfold; it also has a short border with Sweden (Värmland). Akershus, with more than half a million inhabitants, is the second-largest county by population after Oslo. The county is named after Akershus Fortress. The county administration is in Oslo, which is not part of the county per se.
The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum. This resulted after the transfer of the great municipality of Aker (surrounding Oslo) from Akershus County to Oslo in 1948.
Embracing numerous suburbs of Oslo, notably Bærum, Akershus is one of the most densely populated areas in the country. The main national railway lines into Oslo run through Akershus with many junctions and stations such as Asker, Sandvika, Ski, and Lillestrøm. Akershus includes some of the lake Mjøsa and some of the river Glomma.
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