Bydel Vestre Aker | |
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| Coordinates: 59°56′15″N 10°43′38″E / 59.9374°N 10.7272°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| City | Oslo |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.59 km2 (6.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 50,157 |
| • Density | 3,023/km2 (7,830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-030107 |
| Website | bydel-vestre-aker.oslo.kommune.no |
Vestre Aker (Western Aker) is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. It has a population of 50,157 as of 2020.[1]
The previous Aker Municipality was merged into the city of Oslo in 1948.
The borough of Vestre Aker was organized as part of the 1 January 2004 reform. Previous boroughs Vinderen and Røa became part of the new borough of Vestre Aker. The borough of Vestre Aker does not correspond to Vestre Aker parish of the Church of Norway, that lies east of the borough. The borough of Vestre Aker belongs to Ris, Røa and Voksen parishes of the Church of Norway.
Situated in the hillside west of the city centre, Vestre Aker is known for being one of the wealthiest parts of Oslo.
Ready started playing in the Norwegian Bandy Premier League 2004–05 and has ever since.
The borough consists of the following traditional districts of Oslo:
- Holmenkollen, the location of the Holmenkollen ski jump
- Tryvann
- Vinderen
- Røa
- Sørkedalen
- Smestad, Oslo
- Slemdal
- ^ Municipality of Oslo (2020). "Befolkningen etter bydel, kjønn og aldersgrupper 1.1.2020" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.