Gran, Norway
ⓘ is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hadeland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Jaren. Other villages in Gran include Bjoneroa, Brandbu, Egge, Gran, and Ringstad.
Gran Municipality
Gran kommune | |
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Municipality | |
Municipal building in Jaren | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Innlandet within Norway | |
Gran within Innlandet | |
| Coordinates: 60°26′28″N 10°29′44″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Innlandet |
| District | Hadeland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Jaren |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Gunn Elisabeth Alm Thoresen (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 756.64 km2 (292.14 sq mi) |
| • Land | 656.68 km2 (253.55 sq mi) |
| • Water | 99.97 km2 (38.60 sq mi) 13.2% |
| • Rank | #148 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 13,568 |
| • Rank | #89 in Norway |
| • Density | 20.7/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +0.1% |
| Demonyms | Gransokning Granasokning |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3446 |
| Website | Official website |
The 757-square-kilometre (292 sq mi) municipality is the 148th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Gran is the 89th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 13,568. The municipality's population density is 20.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (54/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.1% over the previous 10-year period.
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