Øystre Slidre
Øystre Slidre Municipality
Øystre Slidre kommune | |
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| Østre Slidre herred (historic name) | |
Buahaugen in Øystre Slidre | |
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Innlandet within Norway | |
Øystre Slidre within Innlandet | |
| Coordinates: 61°14′11″N 9°8′37″E / 61.23639°N 9.14361°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Innlandet |
| District | Valdres |
| Established | 1849 |
| • Preceded by | Slidre Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Heggenes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Bjarne Budal (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 969.24 km2 (374.23 sq mi) |
| • Land | 885.52 km2 (341.90 sq mi) |
| • Water | 83.72 km2 (32.32 sq mi) 8.6% |
| • Rank | #120 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 3,291 |
| • Rank | #221 in Norway |
| • Density | 3.7/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +2.9% |
| Demonym | Øystreslidring |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3453 |
| Website | Official website |
Øystre Slidre is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Heggenes. Other villages in the municipality include Hegge, Rogne, Volbu, Moane, Skammestein, Beito, and Beitostølen.
The 969-square-kilometre (374 sq mi) municipality is the 120th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Øystre Slidre is the 221st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,291. The municipality's population density is 3.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.6/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2.9% over the previous 10-year period.