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Drammen Municipality
Drammen kommune Strømsø-Bragernes | |
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Nickname(s): Elvebyen, The River City | |
Coordinates: 59°44′16″N 10°12′18″E / 59.73778°N 10.20500°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Buskerud |
Administrative centre | Drammen |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023) | Kjell Arne Hermansen (H) |
Area | |
• Total | 137 km2 (53 sq mi) |
• Land | 135 km2 (52 sq mi) |
• Rank | #366 in Norway |
Population (Second quarter of 2024) | |
• Total | 105,042 [1] |
• Rank | #7 in Norway |
• Change (10 years) | +9.7% |
Demonym | Drammenser[2] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-3301[4] |
Website | Official 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.