Bærum

Bærum ([²bæːrʉm] (audio speaker iconlisten)) is a city in Akershus County, Norway. The city was created as a municipality on 1 January 1838. It is a suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city.

Bærum kommune
Municipality
Coat of arms of Bærum kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Bærum kommune
Akershus within
Norway
Bærum within Akershus
Bærum within Akershus
Coordinates: 59°56′18″N 10°30′24″E
CountryNorway
CountyAkershus
Administrative centreSandvika
Government
 • Mayor (2011)Lisbeth Hammer Krog (H)
Area
 • Total192 km2 (74 sq mi)
 • Land189 km2 (73 sq mi)
 • Rank334 in Norway
Population
 (2017)
 • Total124,008
 • Rank5th in Norway
 • Density547/km2 (1,420/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
9.8%
DemonymBæring[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0219
Official language formBokmål[2]
Websitewww.baerum.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway
Historical population
YearPop.±%
195135,838—    
196157,573+60.6%
197176,580+33.0%
198180,385+5.0%
199190,579+12.7%
2001101,340+11.9%
2011112,789+11.3%
2012114,489+1.5%
Source: Statistics Norway.[3]

Bærum has the highest income per capita in Norway[4] and the highest proportion of university-educated individuals.[5]

The municipality has been voted the best Norwegian place to live in considering governance and public services to citizens.[6]

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. Projected population – Statistics Norway
  4. "Skattelister 2008". Oslo: NRK. 2009. Archived from the original on 25 December 2009.
  5. "Næringsliv". Sandvika: Bærum kommune. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.
  6. "Norges beste sted" [Norway's best place]. Dagbladet. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.



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