Jevnaker

Jevnaker Municipality
Jevnaker kommune
Akershus within Norway
Akershus within Norway
Jevnaker within Akershus
Jevnaker within Akershus
Coordinates: 60°16′16″N 10°24′7″E / 60.27111°N 10.40194°E / 60.27111; 10.40194
CountryNorway
CountyAkershus
DistrictHadeland
Administrative centreJevnaker
Government
 • Mayor (2003)Hilde Brørby Fivelsdal (Ap)
Area
 • Total224 km2 (86 sq mi)
 • Land195 km2 (75 sq mi)
 • Rank#317 in Norway
Population
 (2006)
 • Total6,312
 • Rank#159 in Norway
 • Density33/km2 (90/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +8%
DemonymJevnakersokning[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3236[3]
WebsiteOfficial 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.

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.