Oppland
Oppland is a former county in Norway. It has borders with counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The capital was in the town of Lillehammer.
Oppland kommune | |
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Former municipality | |
 Oppland mountains | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Oppland kommune Oppland within Oppland  Oppland kommune Oppland kommune (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 61.41°N 9.34°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Oppland |
| District | Eastern Norway |
| Established | 1781 |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| Administrative centre | Lillehammer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015-2019) | Christl Kvam |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25,192 km2 (9,727 sq mi) |
| • Land | 23,787 km2 (9,184 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,405 km2 (542 sq mi) 5.6% |
| *Area at municipal dissolution. | |
| Population (30 September 2019) | |
| • Total | 189,437 |
| • Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | 0.2% |
| Demonym | Opplending[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-05 |
| Official language form | Neutral[2] |
| Preceded by | Oplandenes amt |
| Succeeded by | Innlandet county |
On 1 January 2020, the neighbouring counties of Oppland and Hedmark were merged to form the new county of Innlandet.
References
- "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
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