Hamar

Hamar
Aerial view of Hamar
Aerial view of Hamar
Hamar is located in Innlandet
Hamar
Hamar
Location of the town
Hamar is located in Norway
Hamar
Hamar
Hamar (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°47′40″N 11°04′05″E / 60.79451°N 11.06795°E / 60.79451; 11.06795
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictHedmarken
MunicipalityHamar Municipality
Established as 
Kjøpstad21 March 1849
Area
 • Total13.95 km2 (5.39 sq mi)
Elevation127 m (417 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total28,535
 • Density2,045/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Hamarenser/Hamarensar
Hamarsing[3]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
2300 to 2319
ClimateDfb

Hamar [ˈhɑ̂ːmɑr] is a town in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. Hamar is the administrative centre of Hamar Municipality. It is located in the traditional region of Hedmarken. The town is located on the shores of Mjøsa, Norway's largest lake. Historically, it was the principal city of the former Hedmark county, now part of the larger Innlandet county.[4]

The town of Hamar lies in the southwestern part of the municipality, and the urban area of the town actually extends over the municipal borders into both Ringsaker and Stange municipalities. The 13.95-square-kilometre (5.39 sq mi) town has a population (2021) of 28,535 and a population density of 2,045 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,300/sq mi). About 1.5 square kilometres (370 acres) and 2,109 residents within the town are actually located in Ringsaker Municipality and another 0.29 square kilometres (72 acres) and 305 residents of the town are located within Stange Municipality.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2021). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Hamar, Hamar (Innlandet)". yr.no. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  4. ^ Svendsen, Trond Olav, ed. (18 March 2022). "Hamar". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 March 2022.

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