Ås Municipality
municipality in Akershus, Norway
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Summary
Ås Municipality is a municipality of Norway[1]. It draws 349 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of norway category, ranking #60 of 360).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Akershus[3]
- Country: Norway[4]
- Head of government: Ola Nordal[5]
- Capital: Ås[6]
- Shares border with: Vestby Municipality[7], Frogn Municipality[8], Nordre Follo[9], Indre Østfold Municipality[10]
- Main regulatory text: Act relating to municipalities and county authorities[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Ljungby Municipality[12], Tølløse Municipality[13], Paimio[14]
- Commons category: Ås[15]
- Inception: 1838[16]
- Highest point: Bollerudåsen[17]
- Significant event: boundary change[18]
- Official website: https://as.kommune.no[19]
- IPA transcription: ˈoːs[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ås, Akershus[21]
- Population: 18,992[22], 20,439[23], 20,780[24], 21,350[25], 22,005[26], 22,344[27], 22,725[28]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Ås[29]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[30]
- Number of households: 8992[31], 4374[32], 744[33], 1020[34], 1359[35], 1495[36]
- Demonym: åssokning[37]
- Area: 103.10003749651008 km²[38], 104.12374029213676 km²[39], 1.0237027956266715 km²[40], 8.481478600627526 km²[41], 0 km²[42], 1.8325718842588579 km²[43], 0.3328448925979567 km²[44], 49.218969171107524 km²[45], 38.14429094270436 km²[46], 4.589014871432303 km²[47], 0.22922573559283219 km²[48], 0.2716413981887328 km²[49], 102.68 km²[50], 103.7 km²[51]
Why It Matters
Ås Municipality has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]