Ål
Ål Municipality
Ål kommune | |
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Buskerud within Norway | |
Ål within Buskerud | |
| Coordinates: 60°37′49″N 8°33′40″E / 60.63028°N 8.56111°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Buskerud |
| District | Hallingdal |
| Administrative centre | Ål |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Solveig Vestenfor (Labour Party) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,171 km2 (452 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,081 km2 (417 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #85 in Norway |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 4,716 |
| • Rank | #207 in Norway |
| • Density | 4/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Åling |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3328 |
| Website | Official website |
Ål is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hallingdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ål. The parish of Aal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area of Hol was separated from the municipality of Aal in 1877 to become a separate municipality.