Bærum Municipality
municipality in Akershus County, Norway
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Summary
Bærum Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of municipality of norway entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,986 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Akershus[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Lisbeth Hammer Krog[5]
- Capital: Sandvika[6]
- Shares border with: Lier[7], Hole[8], Ringerike[9], Oslo Municipality[10], Nesodden[11], Asker[12]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[13]
- Twinned administrative body: Hafnarfjörður[14], Hämeenlinna[15], Uppsala Municipality[16]
- Commons category: Bærum[17]
- Highest point: Vidvangshøgda[18]
- Official website: https://baerum.kommune.no[19]
- IPA transcription: ˈbæːɾʉm[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bærum[21]
- Population: 122,348[22], 127,731[23], 128,233[24], 128,982[25], 129,874[26], 130,921[27], 132,358[28], 133,228[29]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Bærum[30]
- Category for people born here: Q9223770[31]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Bærum[32]
- Number of households: 51,755[33], 15,633[34], 7099[35], 9034[36], 18,344[37], 1645[38]
- Demonym: bæring[39]
- Native label: Bærum[40]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Bærum[41]
- Owner of: Nadderud Sports Arena[42]
- Area: 192.27778366168587 km²[43], 216.7077884637888 km²[44], 24.430004802102943 km²[45], 12.162924665358963 km²[46], 0 km²[47], 3.0463295326937994 km²[48], 0.4763421660082304 km²[49], 2.923319139591906 km²[50], 126.75613502484075 km²[51], 14.793041430564255 km²[52], 26.551728137872352 km²[53], 1.9042534694522961 km²[54], 3.6637100953033404 km²[55], 192.29 km²[56]
Why It Matters
Bærum Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]