Eastern Norway
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| Nickname: East-Norway | |
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| Coordinates: 60°15′N 10°40′E / 60.250°N 10.667°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County capitals | Drammen Hamar Oslo Sarpsborg Skien Tønsberg |
| Counties (fylker, fylke) | Akershus Buskerud Innlandet Oslo Telemark Vestfold Østfold |
| Area | |
| • Total | 94,577 km2 (36,516 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,700,000 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (74/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Østlending |
| Nominal GDP (2013) | $0.17 trillion |
| Nominal GDP per capita (2013) | $70,000 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1769 | 329,041 | — |
| 1951 | 1,584,045 | +0.87% |
| 1960 | 1,733,346 | +1.01% |
| 1970 | 1,895,148 | +0.90% |
| 1980 | 1,982,131 | +0.45% |
| 1990 | 2,064,971 | +0.41% |
| 2000 | 2,207,164 | +0.67% |
| 2010 | 2,430,512 | +0.97% |
| Source: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | ||
Eastern Norway (Bokmål: Østlandet, Nynorsk: Austlandet) is the geographical region of the south-eastern part of Norway. It consists of the counties Oslo, Akershus, Vestfold, Østfold, Buskerud, Telemark, and Innlandet.
Eastern Norway is by far the most populous region of Norway. It contains the country's capital, Oslo, which is Norway's most populous city.
In Norwegian, the region is called Østlandet and Austlandet ("The east land") in contrast to Vestlandet ("The west land").
- ^ Statistics Norway
- ^ Population changes in the municipalities, 1951-2013
- ^ Folke- og boligtelling 2001 | 0301 Oslo
- ^ Folke- og boligtelling 2001 | 04 Hedmark
- ^ Folke- og boligtelling 2001 | 05 Oppland
- ^ Folke- og boligtelling 2001 | 06 Buskerud
- ^ Folke- og boligtelling 2001 | 07 Vestfold
- ^ Folke- og boligtelling 2001 | 08 Telemark
- ^ "Statistikkbanken". Archived from the original on 2012-07-16.
- ^ "Statistics Norway - Members of religious and life stance communities outside the Church of Norway, by religion/life stance. County. 2006-2010". Archived from the original on November 2, 2011.