Drammen

Drammen Municipality
Drammen kommune
Strømsø-Bragernes
Nickname(s): 
Elvebyen, The River City
Buskerud within Norway
Buskerud within Norway
Drammen within Buskerud
Drammen within Buskerud
Coordinates: 59°44′16″N 10°12′18″E / 59.73778°N 10.20500°E / 59.73778; 10.20500
CountryNorway
CountyBuskerud
Administrative centreDrammen
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Kjell Arne Hermansen (H)
Area
 • Total137 km2 (53 sq mi)
 • Land135 km2 (52 sq mi)
 • Rank#366 in Norway
Population
 (Second quarter of 2024)
 • Total105,042 Increase[1]
 • Rank#7 in Norway
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +9.7%
DemonymDrammenser[2]
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3301[4]
WebsiteOfficial website

Drammen (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈdrɑ̀mːən]) is a city and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and villages such as Konnerud, Svelvik, Mjøndalen and Skoger.

  1. ^ "Befolkning".
  2. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  3. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  4. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.