Jevnaker Municipality
Jevnaker kommune | |
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Coordinates: 60°16′16″N 10°24′7″E / 60.27111°N 10.40194°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Akershus |
District | Hadeland |
Administrative centre | Jevnaker |
Government | |
• Mayor (2003) | Hilde Brørby Fivelsdal (Ap) |
Area | |
• Total | 224 km2 (86 sq mi) |
• Land | 195 km2 (75 sq mi) |
• Rank | #317 in Norway |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 6,312 |
• Rank | #159 in Norway |
• Density | 33/km2 (90/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | +8% |
Demonym | Jevnakersokning[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-3236[3] |
Website | Official website |
Jevnaker is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Jevnaker with a population of 4,302.
The parish of Jævnaker was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area of Lunner was separated from the municipality of Jevnaker on 1 January 1898 to form a municipality of its own. From 2020 to 2023 the municipality belonged to Viken county, it was Oppland before that.
The municipality is (together with Gran and Lunner) a part of the Hadeland traditional region. The Hadeland region has a population of about 30,000. The region spreads over a large area including several villages and towns.