Elverum
ⓘ [ˈɛlvərɵm] is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Elverum. Other settlements in the municipality include Heradsbygd, Sørskogbygda, and Neverlia. Elverum lies at an important crossroads, with the town of Hamar to the west, the town of Kongsvinger to the south, and village of Innbygda and the Swedish border to the northeast. It is bordered on the north by Åmot municipality, in the northeast by Trysil municipality, in the southeast by Våler municipality, and in the west by Løten municipality.
Elverum Municipality
Elverum kommune | |
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Municipality | |
Ludgaardsvegen at Elverum square, 2022 | |
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Innlandet within Norway | |
Elverum within Innlandet | |
| Coordinates: 60°55′39″N 11°42′55″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Innlandet |
| District | Østerdalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Elverum |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Lillian Skjærvik (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,229.28 km2 (474.63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,209.14 km2 (466.85 sq mi) |
| • Water | 20.13 km2 (7.77 sq mi) 1.6% |
| • Rank | #87 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 21,568 |
| • Rank | #57 in Norway |
| • Density | 17.8/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +6% |
| Demonyms | Elverumsing Elverumsokning |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3420 |
| Website | Official website |
The 1,229-square-kilometre (475 sq mi) municipality is the 87th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Elverum is the 57th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 21,568. The municipality's population density is 17.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (46/sq mi) and its population has increased by 6% over the previous 10-year period.