Sørum
Former municipality in Akershus, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Sørum (surname).
Sørum was a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Sørumsand. Sørum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The municipality of Blaker was merged with Sørum on 1 January 1962.
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Sørum Municipality
Sørum kommune | |
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Coordinates: 60°0′21″N 11°15′34″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Akershus |
District | Romerike |
Administrative centre | Sørumsand |
Government | |
• Mayor (2011) | Are Tomasgaard (Ap) |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 207 km2 (80 sq mi) |
• Land | 200 km2 (80 sq mi) |
• Rank | #327 in Norway |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 12,768 |
• Rank | #85 in Norway |
• Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | +12.7% |
Demonym | Sørumsokning[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Neutral |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-0226[3] |
Website | Official website |
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Since 1 January 2020, Sørum has been part of Lillestrøm municipality.